Fork, three-pronged
On display
The detachable handle suggests that this piece came from travelling case. However, the fork is later and it was more likely to have accommodated a knife blade.
Information derived from T. Schroder, British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean (2009)
Details
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Title
Fork, three-pronged
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Associated place
England (probable) (probable place of creation) -
Date
early 17th century -
Material and technique
silver, screwing into a possibly moss-agate handle with chased silver mounts
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Object type
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Dimensions
19.3 cm (length) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented anonymously, 2007.
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Museum location
Second floor | Gallery 55 | Silver -
Museum department
Western Art
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Accession no.
WA2007.143
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Further reading
Schroder, Timothy, British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 2009), 573
Reference URL
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