Folding Fork with Damascened Floral Handle
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1700
name: label: Manufacturer
content: FGS
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Fork has two flat tines, decorative chiseling at the join and a broad neck. Pistol-shaped flat handle with stylized floral damascening with gold flowers and cupid. Tines fold into handle. Brass rivets on handle.
place: label: made in
content: possibly Carlsbad, 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: 1985-103-251
objectType: label: Type
content: cutlery
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: folding fork
label: Type
content: folding fork
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: steel, gold, brass
label: Dimensions
content: L x W x D (overall): 15.6 × 1.7 × 0.7 cm (6 1/8 × 11/16 × 1/4 in.)