Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
ca. 1825
1920.5
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Child's fork
Object name
Child's fork
Date
ca. 1947
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 5 3/4 x 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 14.6 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm )
Description
silver child's fork with an upturned, fiddle thread handle with short midribs on both sides and the engraved initials, "ABC" in foliate script on the underside' flared shoulders and four curved tines; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number
1939.137
Marks
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "ABC" in script
stamped: on the underside of the stem: "BALL, TOMPKINS & BLACK" incuse
Gallery Label
This child's fork belonged to Angelina Burr Corse (1847-1910), the daughter of Cadwalader Evans and Angelina Burr Corse and the mother of the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
