Table fork used by Lavinia Whiteside Carrington
date: label: Date
content: after 1867
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Hall & Elton, American
label: Owned by
content: E. H. Carrington, American
label: Owned by
content: Lavinia Whiteside Carrington, American
notes: label: Description
content: A silver fork with four tines. The handle features a seal with a profile portrait of a knight, looking to the right. The knight has a comb and sits on an oval background. Above and below the knight are stylized curlicues the follow the shape of the fork. On the back on the narrow section of the handle is etched text that reads "HALL & ELTON." The end of the handle of the fork comes to a shallow tip.
place: label: Place used
content: Austin, Texas, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Carrington/Lyons Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.257.2
objectType: label: Type
content: forks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 13/16 × 1 × 7/8 in. (19.8 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm)