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On Display: House - Kershner Parlor
Fork (Cooking fork)
1815
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Iron
- Brass
Museum Object Number
2001.0033.230
Credit Line/Donor
Jefferson and Anne Miller Collection
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Object Number
2001.0033.230
Object Name
Fork (Cooking fork)
Category
Metals - Jefferson and Anne Miller Collection
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1815
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, front center
Inscription: "Philadelphia 1815" engraved in script on the brass inlay.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Iron
- Brass
Techniques
- Wrought
Dimensions (inches)
2 (W) x 1.4 (D) x 13 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5.1 (W) x 3.5 (D) x 33 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 270, 272-273, cat. no. 133a.Book: Kauffman, Henry J. & Bowers, Quentin H. 1974 Early American Andirons and Other Fireplace Accessories.
• Similar inscription on p. 165.Article: Mangieri, Scott. 07//2008 "Decoration for the Everyday: Early American Iron Cooking Utensils,". Antiques and Fine Art. 138-139.
• Published: fig. 3, p. 139.