Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dessert forks (2)
Object Number:
1941.952jk
Date:
ca. 1845
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each: 6 3/4 x 7/8 x 7/8 in. ( 17.1 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on obverse of handle: "HMW"
stamped: on reverse of handle: "GELSTON & TREADWELL" in rectangle
Description:
Two dessert forks with four tines; upturned fiddle-thread handle with engraved initials on obverse; flared shoulder; stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
