Collection Highlights
View of St. Patrick's Cathedral from Inside Rockefeller Center: Study for a Set of Painted Doors
2002
2002.46
Gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on gray paper
Support the New-York Historical Society
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dessert fork and knife
Object name
Dessert fork and knife
Date
1838/39
Medium
Silver, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions
fork: 4 3/8 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 11.1 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm )
knife: 5 1/4 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm )
Description
Silver and mother-of-pearl dessert fork and knife with tapered rectangular mother-of-pearl handles and molded oval handle sockets; flat curved blade on the knife; three pointed tines on the fork; maker's marks stamped on the blade.
Credit Line
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Object Number
INV.14559de
Marks
stamped: on the blade: lion passant in a rectangle, oval bust, gothic "P", anchor in a rectangle, "GU" in a rectangle
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
