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Fork and spatula (Cooking fork and turner)
1835
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1965.2484
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.2484
Object Name
Fork and spatula (Cooking fork and turner)
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1835
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, back at center
Inscription: "D L 1835", stamped incuse.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Iron
Techniques
- Wrought
Dimensions (inches)
3.2 (W) x 0.6 (D) x 20.7 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.2 (W) x 1.5 (D) x 52.7 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 269-270, cat. no. 132a.Book: Lasansky, Jeannette. 1980 To Draw, Upset, & Weld: The Work of the Pennsylvania Rural Blacksmith 1742-1935.
• Similar form on p. 59.Book: Barons, Richard I. 1976 The American Hearth.
• Published: fig. 53.Article: Mangieri, Scott. 07//2008 "Decoration for the Everyday: Early American Iron Cooking Utensils,". Antiques and Fine Art. 138-139.
• Published: p. 139.