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Fork (Germany)
This is a fork. It is dated ca. 1600–1630 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is coral, gilt 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.
- Bracelet (Italy)
- coral, gold.
- Gift of the estate and in memory of Robert B. Noyes.
- 1946-50-19
- Dessert Spoon with Scorpion Spoon
- silver.
- Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program,....
- 1996-56-1
- Knife (England)
- cut and honed steel, carved wood, cut sheet brass.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-49
Our curators have highlighted 8 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Fork And Knife (Southern Germany)
- ivory, steel, silver.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-158/159
- Drawing, Costume Design: Red Knight, for "Checkmate"
- brush and gouache, graphite on white paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-278
- Panel For A Cabinet Door
- silk, metal wire, metal strips, coral beads.
- Gift of Marian Hague.
- 1959-144-1
Its dimensions are
L x W: 19 x 1.7 cm (7 1/2 x 11/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On shoulder of fork: embellished "N" within oval contour, flattened on top
Cite this object as
Fork (Germany); Previously owned by Robert L. Metzenberg ; coral, gilt silver; L x W: 19 x 1.7 cm (7 1/2 x 11/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-81
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
