Dinner Fork
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Silver-plate
DATES
ca. 1882
DIMENSIONS
7 1/4 x 1 x 1 1/16 in. (18.4 x 2.5 x 2.7 cm)
MARKINGS
stamped on back: 1847ROGERSBROS.A1 (logo indistinct - probably Meriden Britannia Co. with two-arm scale in center).
SIGNATURE
Unsigned
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER
1989.71.12
CREDIT LINE
Purchased with funds given by Joseph V. Garry
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Silver-plate, with four straight tines. The sides of the handle flare out gradually into a straight line to the rounded corners and gently domed crest of the handle. The handle is decorated with a dense overall floral pattern with two full flowers in the broad end of the handle. The leaves and flowers are set against a background of dense thin horizontal lines. The decoration is in low relief and highly textured giving the handle an overall matte effect. The reverse is entirely undecorated. Embossed Pattern.
CONDITION - Very good. Some minor plate loss at base of tines on reverse and small area of loss on reverse of broad area of handle. Scratches due to normal wear.
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