Fork with Handle in the Form of a Female Herm
date: label: Date
content: 1600 -1650
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Two-tined steel fork with rounded shoulders and spiral neck. Gold plated bronze handle cast in the form of female herm with curved arms resting at hips. Lower pedestal with imbricated scale work on front and reverse, and geometric pattern on both sides.
place: label: probably made in
content: Zürich, Switzerland
label: possibly made in
content: Italy
label: possibly made in
content: France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1985-103-20
objectType: label: Type
content: cutlery
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: fork
label: Type
content: fork
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: steel, gold plated, bronze
label: Dimensions
content: L x W x D: 22.2 × 2.8 × 1.7 cm (8 3/4 × 1 1/8 × 11/16 in.)