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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1940.28.E
People
Lincoln & Foss, American? (19th-20th centuries)
Title
Fork
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Work Type
fork
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/226370

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
17.2 x 2.2 cm (6 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Engraved on handle: C. E. Norton; stamped on neck of handle, Lincoln & Foss [letters incised], Sterling [in rectangle, letters raised]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Charles Eliot Norton, gift from his cousins, 1849.
By descent to daughters, the Misses Elizabeth G. and Margaret Norton.
Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1940.


Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the Misses Elizabeth G. and Margaret Norton
Accession Year
1940
Object Number
1940.28.E
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Four tines, pattern of leaves on front and back.

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Verification Level

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