Fork

Museum Object Number 1961.0640.002

Object Name

Fork

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Bancroft Woodcock (Maker)

Creator Notes

As per Fennimore, Delaware Silver, p. 313: "Bancroft Woodcock is arguably Delaware's best known and most celebrated silversmith."

Date of Birth

1732

Date of Death

1817

Place of Origin

Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1755-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "B*W" in rectangle with triangular indents, stamped, twice
2. Inscription; Handle,tip, underside; "W / I * M", engraved

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

8.189 (L) , 0.984 (W) , 2.2575 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.8 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 64 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

The silver alloy range for the set of forks is between 93.0 to 93.4%. The average weight of the set of forks is 65.8 grams.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 478, no. 512 a-j
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on maker and example marks, p. 454, fig. b
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. & Bartlett, Louisa D. 2008 Delaware Silver the Col. Kenneth P. & Regina I. Brown Collection. 355 p.
• Information on maker, p. 348
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488