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Folding Fork From Traveling Cutlery Set Fork

This is a fork. It is dated ca. 1790 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is silver, gold. 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.

  • Brompton Folding Bicycle
  • assembled bent, brazed and lacquered tubular steel (frame) and titanium....
  • Gift of Brompton Bicycle.
  • 2016-19-1

Its dimensions are

L x W: 19.1 x 1.3 cm (7 1/2 x 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Unmarked

Cite this object as

Folding Fork From Traveling Cutlery Set Fork; silver, gold; L x W: 19.1 x 1.3 cm (7 1/2 x 1/2 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-266

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.

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