Two Tined Fork With Engraved Braided Pattern
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1730–40
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Two long tines with baluster neck. Tapered silver handle with segmented panels to form rectangular profile. Front and back panels chased with braided decorative pattern fluted end with raised knop; Handle engraved at end with "A" (converse) and "H" (reverse).
place: label: made in
content: possibly Germany
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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: 1985-103-4
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: silver, steel
label: Dimensions
content: L x W x D: 22.3 × 2.2 × 2 cm (8 3/4 × 7/8 × 13/16 in.)