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Study Models Illustrating the Process from Ingot to Finished Handmade "Hanoverian" Dessert Fork Models
This is a models. It was manufactured by James Robinson, Inc.. It is dated 1999 and we acquired it in 2005. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This group of objects documents progressive stages in the production of a handmade silver fork, from ingot to finished product, which involves the making and sharpening of tines; the art of making tines was not possessed by many silversmiths capable of making spoons. This line of production remains the same today as it was the 18th century and is produced by a successor firm to the original 18th-century manufacturer. This group was made for James Robinson, Inc.
This object was
donated by
James Robinson, Inc..
It is credited Gift of James Robinson, Inc..
Its dimensions are
L x W x D ((a) ingot): 9.2 × 1.2 × 0.5 cm (3 5/8 × 1/2 × 3/16 in.) L x W x D ((b) process stage 1 model): 11.2 × 1.5 × 0.7 cm (4 7/16 × 9/16 × 1/4 in.) L x W x D ((c) process stage 2 model): 13.8 × 1.6 × 0.7 cm (5 7/16 × 5/8 × 1/4 in.) L x W x D ((d) process stage 3 model): 11.5 × 2 × 0.5 cm (4 1/2 × 13/16 × 3/16 in.) L x W x D ((e) process stage 4 model): 16.5 × 2 × 2 cm (6 1/2 × 13/16 × 13/16 in.) L x W x D ((f) process stage 5 model, finished fork): 16.5 × 2 × 1.8 cm (6 1/2 × 13/16 × 11/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On reverse of stem of finished fork (f), stamped: [1] 925 [2] leopard head [3] d [4] JR inside oval [5] 'James Robinson' [6] England (a) - (e): unmarked
Cite this object as
Study Models Illustrating the Process from Ingot to Finished Handmade "Hanoverian" Dessert Fork Models; Manufactured by James Robinson, Inc.; England; silver; L x W x D ((a) ingot): 9.2 × 1.2 × 0.5 cm (3 5/8 × 1/2 × 3/16 in.) L x W x D ((b) process stage 1 model): 11.2 × 1.5 × 0.7 cm (4 7/16 × 9/16 × 1/4 in.) L x W x D ((c) process stage 2 model): 13.8 × 1.6 × 0.7 cm (5 7/16 × 5/8 × 1/4 in.) L x W x D ((d) process stage 3 model): 11.5 × 2 × 0.5 cm (4 1/2 × 13/16 × 3/16 in.) L x W x D ((e) process stage 4 model): 16.5 × 2 × 2 cm (6 1/2 × 13/16 × 13/16 in.) L x W x D ((f) process stage 5 model, finished fork): 16.5 × 2 × 1.8 cm (6 1/2 × 13/16 × 11/16 in.); Gift of James Robinson, Inc.; 2005-17-2-a/f
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
