Collection Highlights
Study of Four Tree Trunks (Three Birches)
ca. 1855
1918.325
Graphite with scratching out on beige paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dessert fork
Object name
Dessert fork
Date
ca. 1860
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 5 7/8 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 14.9 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description
silver dessert fork with an upturned, double-swell, fiddle handle with a plain border with a knot tip; handle engraved, "ELH" in script on the underside; four curved tines; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line
Gift of Townsend Lawrence
Object Number
INV.14190
Marks
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "ELH" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "H. B. STANWOOD" incuse
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.