Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Child's fork and spoon
Object Number:
1950.270ab
Date:
ca. 1800 - 1815
Medium:
Gold
Dimensions:
Part (spoon): 4 7/8 x 7/8 x 1/2 in. (12.4 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm)
Part (fork): 4 1/8 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. (10.5 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm)
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "JCF" in bright-cut script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "WGForbes" in script
Description:
Gold child's fork and spoon set; each have downturned wavy-end handles the engraved initials "ICF" in foliate bright-cut script; spoon with pointed oval bowl; fork with three tines; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund Astley Prentis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
