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Folding Fork with Attachable Spoon Bowl Fork And Spoon Bowl
This is a fork and spoon bowl. It is dated ca. 1640 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
These sets of forks and spoons, which both fold and share one handle, were convenient for travel, but less useful at the table than sets with handles for each ("Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500 - 2005," May - August 13, 2006).
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 ((a) fork and (b) spoon bowl, open): 16 × 4 × 1.5 cm (6 5/16 × 1 9/16 × 9/16 in.) L x W x D ((a) fork and (b) spoon bowl, closed): 9.5 × 4 × 1.7 cm (3 3/4 × 1 9/16 × 11/16 in.) L x W x D ((a) fork, open): 14 × 1.7 × 1.1 cm (5 1/2 × 11/16 × 7/16 in.) L x W x D ((a) fork, closed): 9.5 × 1.7 × 1 cm (3 3/4 × 11/16 × 3/8 in.) L x W x D ((b) spoon bowl): 6.3 × 4 × 1.1 cm (2 1/2 × 1 9/16 × 7/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Unmarked
Cite this object as
Folding Fork with Attachable Spoon Bowl Fork And Spoon Bowl; silver; L x W x D ((a) fork and (b) spoon bowl, open): 16 × 4 × 1.5 cm (6 5/16 × 1 9/16 × 9/16 in.) L x W x D ((a) fork and (b) spoon bowl, closed): 9.5 × 4 × 1.7 cm (3 3/4 × 1 9/16 × 11/16 in.) L x W x D ((a) fork, open): 14 × 1.7 × 1.1 cm (5 1/2 × 11/16 × 7/16 in.) L x W x D ((a) fork, closed): 9.5 × 1.7 × 1 cm (3 3/4 × 11/16 × 3/8 in.) L x W x D ((b) spoon bowl): 6.3 × 4 × 1.1 cm (2 1/2 × 1 9/16 × 7/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-78-a,b
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
