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Object ID #18803849
This is a fork. It is dated ca. 1600–1700 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is steel, silver, ivory. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
text from "Sexual Politics of Cutlery" in Feeding Desire exhibition catalogue:
" A silver spoon engraved "Willoughby de Eresby 1779", decorated with a monk presumably enlightening the "savage" beside him (fig. 2), articulates the fact that, particular styles and precious materials aside, to eat with even the dullest stainless steel flatware at a roadside diner is to participate in "Western civilization".
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: 18.7 x 2 cm (7 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
Cite this object as
Object ID #18803849; steel, silver, ivory; L x W: 18.7 x 2 cm (7 3/8 x 13/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-176-c
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
