Three-Tined Fork with Jasperware Handle
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1775–1800
name: label: Maker
content: Wedgwood, English, established 1759
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Silver gilt fork has three curved tines, baluster-shaped neck, oval in section. Banded ferrule. Tapering jasper handle, oval in section, light blue ground with raised design in white. S-shaped scrollwork, acanthus leaves and flowers on both sides. On front a woman in greek costume holding a disk in one hand, the other hand above the fire in the burner next to her. Beaded cresting along the sides of the handle, floral decoration at the top of the handle, a metal cap in the centre.
place: label: made in
content: England
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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: 1985-103-208
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: jasperware, gold plated, silver
label: Dimensions
content: L x W x D: 19.8 × 2.1 × 1.8 cm (7 13/16 × 13/16 × 11/16 in.)