Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
Date:
1942-1945
Object Number:
1946.89a-c
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Child's fork
Object Number:
1937.76
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 5/8 x 3/8 in. ( 14 x 1.6 x 1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on one side of the handle: "Catherine Ketchum" in script
Description:
silver child's fork with a threaded oval handle with short midribs on each side, vertically cast in two halves, engraved on one side, "Catherine Ketchum" in script; molded, stepped, hexagonal handle socket; three tines; no maker's marks.
Gallery Label:
This fork belonged to the donor's grandmother.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
