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Domestic object - Salad serving fork, c.1900s

  • Silver plate salad serving fork with cut glass handle.

    Image of salad serving fork

  • Close-up of neck of salad serving fork

    Image of neck of salad serving fork

  • Close-up image of cut glass Chippendale handle of salad serving fork

    Image of cut glass Chippendale handle of salad serving fork

  • Salad serving fork in prone position with glass handle in foreground.

    Image of salad serving fork in prone position

  • Salad serving fork in prone position with fork end in the foreground.

    Image of salad serving fork

  • Silver plate salad serving fork with cut glass handle.
  • Close-up of neck of salad serving fork
  • Close-up image of cut glass Chippendale handle of salad serving fork
  • Salad serving fork in prone position with glass handle in foreground.
  • Salad serving fork in prone position with fork end in the foreground.

Historical information

This silver-plated salad serving fork would have originally had a matching spoon. This type of decorative cutlery became popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Significance

This salad serving fork speaks to the value placed on decorative table settings during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Physical description

A silver four-pronged serving spoon with a large bowl connected to a thin neck which becomes bulbous at its base. The base of the neck is attached to a glass handle which is engraved with a geometric pattern and ends in a small point. There are small engravings on the metal neck and glass handle.

Inscriptions & markings

Engraved, back of handle: "E.P.N.S"
Engraved, side of glass handle: "R°17[65?]"

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