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Fork and Knife with Porcelain Handles Fork And Knife
This is a fork and knife. It was manufactured by F. & E. Marcus and Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated 18th century and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, nickel, steel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
L x W x D (knife (a)): 19.7 × 2 × 2 cm (7 3/4 × 13/16 × 13/16 in.) L x W x D (fork (b)): 17.5 × 2 × 2 cm (6 7/8 × 13/16 × 13/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On blade: [1] "F&E Marcus CB SOLINGEN", stamped on one side of blade [2] "5085", printed on rectangular label applied to blade
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Fork and Knife with Porcelain Handles Fork And Knife; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany), F. & E. Marcus; Germany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, nickel, steel; L x W x D (knife (a)): 19.7 × 2 × 2 cm (7 3/4 × 13/16 × 13/16 in.) L x W x D (fork (b)): 17.5 × 2 × 2 cm (6 7/8 × 13/16 × 13/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-5-26-a,b
