| Accession # | 2009.12.3 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Pairpoint Manufacturing Company |
| Title | Luncheon Fork, Croyden Pattern |
| Date | patented July 14, 1883 |
| Medium | Silver-plate |
| Dimensions | 7 x 15/16 x 1 in. (17.8 x 2.4 x 2.5 cm) |
| Marks | Impressed underside on shaft: "PAIRPOINT MFG. CO"; on handle: "6". |
| Credit Line | Gift of Robert Tuggle |
| Location | Visible Storage: Case 45, Drawer D |
| Description | Flat, long rectangular handle,tapering at lower third to a shorter end at join of shaft; short, narrow shaft ending with four, narrow, slight upward turned tines. Impressed, decoration at top third of handle on a stippled background of narrow pointed leaves, plain reserve; lower third of handle, impressed decoration against a stippled background of two flowers, with a large broad leaf and smaller, narrow leaf. At top and bottom of shaft, inverted triangle design. Condition: tarnish. |
