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Two-Tined Fork with Porcelain Handle Fork
This is a fork. It was possibly by Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory and probably Bow Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated mid- 18th century and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is steel, silver; soft paste porcelain. 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: 21.2 × 2.2 × 1.9 cm (8 3/8 × 7/8 × 3/4 in.)
Cite this object as
Two-Tined Fork with Porcelain Handle Fork; Possibly by Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (United Kingdom); Probably Bow Porcelain Manufactory (England, GB, United Kingdom); England; steel, silver; soft paste porcelain; L x W x D: 21.2 × 2.2 × 1.9 cm (8 3/8 × 7/8 × 3/4 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-207
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
