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Fork with Agate Handle Fork
This is a fork. It is dated ca. 1630–50 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is silver, agate. 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.
Its dimensions are
L x W x D: 15.5 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm (6 1/8 × 9/16 × 9/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Unmarked
Cite this object as
Fork with Agate Handle Fork; England; silver, agate; L x W x D: 15.5 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm (6 1/8 × 9/16 × 9/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-116
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
