Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Table forks (2)
Object Number:
1956.185cd
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 7 7/8 x 1 x 5/8 in. ( 20 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "FM" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handles: an eagle in a square, "B MF(conjoined) I" in roman letters in a double rectangle
Description:
Pair of silver table forks with upturned, threaded fiddle handles, engraved "FM" in script, flared shoulders and pointed oval bowls with threaded drops; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the bowls.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Keppler and Kenneth C. Miller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
