fork, carving; cutlery, set, part of
date: label: date made
content: 1840- 1860
notes: label: Description
content: Carving fork. Two-tined with faceted baluster stem. Hinged stand is attached to underside of stem. Tines, stem, and bolster, are one piece of steel with tang. Dark wooden scales are riveted to tang with brass pins to form a block handle with straight sides and blunt butt. Stained and scratched overall, minimal rust. Hinged stand is loose. Brass pins are corroded.
label: Description
content: Underside of fork is stamped; “STEEL”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
label: See more items in
content: Domestic Furnishings
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.0531.236
label: accession number
content: 1986.0531
label: catalog number
content: 1986.531.236
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fork, carving
label: Object Type
content: cutlery
label: Other Terms
content: Fork, Carving; Cutlery
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (handle material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (pins material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/8 in x 9 7/8 in x 7/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 25.0825 cm x 2.2225 cm