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
1884
1884
1884
5th Century BC
c. 1860
19th Century
4th Century BC
c. 1825
1723/1724
1736 - 1795
1900-1902
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