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1985

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Fork with Porcelain Handle Fork

This is a fork. It was manufactured by Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1744 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, steel, silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Eleanor L. Metzenberg. It is credited The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.

Its dimensions are

L x W x D: 22.3 × 2.8 × 2.1 cm (8 3/4 × 1 1/8 × 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Unmarked

Cite this object as

Fork with Porcelain Handle Fork; Manufactured by Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory (France); France; soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, steel, silver; L x W x D: 22.3 × 2.8 × 2.1 cm (8 3/4 × 1 1/8 × 13/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-229

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