Fork (salad)
Date1884
Place Made/ManufacturedNew York, New York, United States, North America
MediumSterling silver, gilt
ClassificationsSilver
Dimensionslength: 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Eleanor and Edsel Ford Exhibition and Acquisition Fund
Terms
Object number1987.4.1
DescriptionFork with four tines and shaped handle, decorated on front with the Vanderbilt arms below a helmet and foliate mantle surmounted by an acorn crest, and on the back with the monogram W.K.V. The front of the stem is decorated with berried laurel enclosing three hounds and a reclining figure; the back has hunting trophies and tassels above berried foliage which ends at a swag with a pendant oak branch above a lion pelt drop.On View
On viewCollections
- Decorative Art
Locations
- Photography The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, Registration Storage
