Child's Fork

Description:

Engraved "Lily" pattern child's fork having four curved tines and an upturned, flared and rounded handle bright cut on front with a right-curving raceme of lily-of-the-valley above three leaves, quatrefoil-in-circle motif and pendant line of paired leaves. Engraved "Charlie." in script lengthwise on terminal back. Back of handle struck "TOWLE.MF'G.CO" in incuse serif letters. From a three-piece child's or youth's flatware set (knife, fork, spoon), 1979.0003.01-.03.

Date Made: 1888 - 1890

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, NewburyportPlace Owned; Place Used: United States: Massachusetts

Decorative Motif: FlowersSubject: BoysChildrenEating

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Food, Domestic Furnishings

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: C. Malcolm Watkins

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1979.0003.02Accession Number: 1979.0003Catalog Number: 1979.0003.02

Object Name: forkObject Type: flatware

Physical Description: silver plate (overall material)Measurements: fork: 15.4 cm x 2 cm; 6 1/16 in x 13/16 inoverall: 1/2 in x 6 1/8 in x 3/4 in; 1.27 cm x 15.5575 cm x 1.905 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-07c5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_306321

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