Object Number 1958.2356

Object Name

Fork (Cooking fork)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Belgium or Flanders, Europe

Origin Notes

Flanders

Date

1762

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, front, at top; "MB·B" stamped in rectangle. The letters "MB" are conjoined.
2. Inscription; Handle, front, at bottom; "1762" engraved.

Materials

Iron

Techniques

Wrought

Dimensions (inches)

20.157 (L) , 1.89 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

51.2 (L) , 4.8 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Barons, Richard I. 1976 The American Hearth.
• Published: fig. 30.