Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
ca. 1802
1972.12ab
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dessert fork
Object name
Dessert fork
Date
ca. 1840-1850
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 7 5/8 x 1 x 3/4 in. ( 19.4 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm )
Description
silver dessert fork with an upturned fiddle thread handle with a short midrib and the engraved initials, "MGH" in script on the front; four curved tines; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handles.
Credit Line
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Object Number
INV.14486
Marks
engraved: on the handle: "MGH" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "P. B. SADTLER BALTIMORE"
Gallery Label
The initials "MGH" refer to Mary G. Howard who married William Hughes Gilder in Baltimore in 1856.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
