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Fork (Germany), ca. 1600–1630
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), ca. 1870
- coral, gold.
- Gift of the estate and in memory of Robert B. Noyes.
- 1946-50-19
- Dessert Spoon with Scorpion Spoon, ca. 1890
- silver.
- Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program,....
- 1996-56-1
- Knife (England), ca. 1700
- 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:
- Print, Design for Two Knife Handles, 1583
- engraving on off-white laid paper.
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
- 1921-6-350-1
- "Tipsy Tavener" Fork, late 18th–mid-19th century
- ivory, later silver-plated metal tines.
- Gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.
- 1951-84-15
- Drawing, Costume Design: Red Knight, for "Checkmate", ca. 1947
- brush and gouache, graphite on white paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-278
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), ca. 1600–1630; 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.