Oyster Fork
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Silver-plate
DATES
ca. 1892
DIMENSIONS
6 1/16 x 11/16 x 5/16 in. (15.4 x 1.7 x 0.8 cm)
MARKINGS
no marks
SIGNATURE
Unsigned
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER
1989.19.4
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Joseph V. Garry
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Oyster fork with three tines. Outer tines are somewhat broader than central one. Handle, which increases in size gradually towards the end of the handle, is a continuous and regularized twist design. Venetian Pattern.
CONDITION - Very; minor loss to plate on heel.
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