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Dessert Fork and Knife with Accompanying Case Fork, Knife And Case
This is a fork, knife and case. It was made by Francis Higgins III and retailed by G. Wilson Barrett & Co.. It is dated 1884 and we acquired it in 1987. Its medium is gold plated, silver, leather, velvet, silk, satin. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Janet Mavec.
It is credited Gift of Janet Mavec.
Its dimensions are
L x W x D ((a) fork): 18.7 × 1.9 × 1.5 cm (7 3/8 × 3/4 × 9/16 in.) L x W x D ((b) knife): 21 × 1.7 × 1.6 cm (8 1/4 × 11/16 × 5/8 in.) L x W x D ((c) case closed): 24.7 × 7.3 × 3.3 cm (9 3/4 × 2 7/8 × 1 5/16 in.) L x W x D ((c) case open): 18.7 × 14.2 × 3.6 cm (7 3/8 × 5 9/16 × 1 7/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Fork (a): On reverse of tines, stamped: [1] FH inside heart (maker's mark) [2] Leopard head (London assay mark) [3] Lion passant (.925 fineness mark) [4] I inside sheild (date letter mark, 1884) [5] Victoria (sovereign head, duty mark) On stem, in diamond decorated band, stamped: [1] FH inside heart (maker's mark) [2] Lion passant (.925 fineness mark) [3] Leopard head (London assay mark) On reverse of stem, in diamond decorated band, stamped: [1] I inside sheild (date letter mark, 1884) [2] Victoria (sovereign head, duty mark) Knife (b): On reverse of blade, stamped: [1] Leopard head (London assay mark) [2] Lion passant (.925 fineness mark) [3] I inside sheild (date letter mark, 1884) [4] Victoria (sovereign head, duty mark) [5] FH inside heart (maker's mark) On stem, in diamond decorated band, stamped: [1] FH inside heart (maker's mark) [2] Lion passant (.925 fineness mark) [3] Leopard head (London assay mark) On reverse of stem, in diamond decorated band, stamped: [1] I inside sheild (date letter mark, 1884) [2] Victoria (sovereign head, duty mark)
It is inscribed
Case (c) printed in gold letters on green silk cover interior: [1] Crown [2] G. WILSON BARRETT & CO [3] JEWELLERS & SILVERSMITHS [4] 48. PICCADILLY [5] NEXT DOOR TO BURLINGTON HOUSE (smaller case curved around bottom)
Cite this object as
Dessert Fork and Knife with Accompanying Case Fork, Knife And Case; Made by Francis Higgins III; Retailed by G. Wilson Barrett & Co.; England; gold plated, silver, leather, velvet, silk, satin; L x W x D ((a) fork): 18.7 × 1.9 × 1.5 cm (7 3/8 × 3/4 × 9/16 in.) L x W x D ((b) knife): 21 × 1.7 × 1.6 cm (8 1/4 × 11/16 × 5/8 in.) L x W x D ((c) case closed): 24.7 × 7.3 × 3.3 cm (9 3/4 × 2 7/8 × 1 5/16 in.) L x W x D ((c) case open): 18.7 × 14.2 × 3.6 cm (7 3/8 × 5 9/16 × 1 7/16 in.); Gift of Janet Mavec; 1987-77-1-a/c
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
