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Object Name
fork
Object Type
flatware
date made
ca 1880
ca 1880
date used
ca 1880 - 1885
place made
United States: Connecticut, Hartford
United States: Connecticut, Meriden
place used
United States: Illinois, Rockford
Physical Description
silver plate (overall material)
electroplated (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 18.2 cm x 2.5 cm; 7 3/16 in x in
overall: 1 1/8 in x 7 1/8 in x 7/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 18.0975 cm x 2.2225 cm
ID Number
DL.65.0773
catalog number
65.0773
accession number
258259
Credit Line
Mrs. John White (Mary Taggert Marshall) McBurney
subject
Eating
Education
Illinois
School
Women
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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