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Case for Fork, Knife and Spoon with Ivory Handles Case, ca. 1830

This is a case. It was manufactured by Joseph Willmore. It is dated ca. 1830 and we acquired it in 1990. Its medium is leather, velvet, silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Fork, knife, and spoon with case
Made by Joseph Willmore
Birmingham, England, 1829-30
Ivory, silver; leather, silver (case)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morrill, 1990-21-1/4

This object was donated by Richard Morrill. It is credited Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morrill.

Its dimensions are

L x W x D: 16.3 × 5.2 × 2.5 cm (6 7/16 in. × 2 1/16 in. × 1 in.)

It has the following markings

Unmarked

It is inscribed

Hand written in pen, on underside: [1] ta/ [2] ec/t

Cite this object as

Case for Fork, Knife and Spoon with Ivory Handles Case, ca. 1830; Manufactured by Joseph Willmore; United Kingdom; leather, velvet, silver; L x W x D: 16.3 × 5.2 × 2.5 cm (6 7/16 in. × 2 1/16 in. × 1 in.); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morrill; 1990-21-4

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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