| Accession # | 1991.144.3 |
|---|---|
| Maker | 1847 Rogers Brothers |
| Title | Oyster Fork, "Owl Pattern" |
| Date | ca. 1885 |
| Medium | Silver-plate |
| Dimensions | 6 1/16 x 5/8 x 7/16 in. (15.4 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm) |
| Marks | 1947 ROGERS BROS. A1 * |
| Credit Line | Purchased with funds given by Mary Dutton Boehm |
| Location | Visible Storage: Case 45, Drawer B |
| Description | Oyster fork with standard three tines, proper right notched. Thin neck leads to squared, twisted midsection. Handle flares at last third to flattened top and rounded shoulders, decorated with abstract symmetrical floral motif, and four superimposed, graduated abstracted feathers and frontal faced owl at crest on a stippled ground. Back is undecorated. |
