Fork
- Object Name:
- Fork
- Object ID:
- 1989.043
- Creator:
- Hall, Elton & Company
- Place of Origin:
- Wallingford, CT
- Date:
- circa 1875
- Description:
- Fork. Manufactured by Hall, Elton & Company, Wallingford, CT; c. 1875. Electroplated silver. "Palace" pattern. Pointed ended, upturned handle, fully covered on the front and back with raised decoration. Four-tined fork, each tine being of equal width, and terminating in sharp points. Raised decoration (on front and back of handle) includes a sunburst at the handle tip, below which is a bunch of flowers that appear to be tulips. Bulge in the profile of the middle of the stem with scrolls, lines, and a single tulip. Engraved on the front of the handle, in upper- and lower-case script: "L.Downing." Stamped on back of stem: "HALL&ELTON". in upper-case sans-serif letters, incuse; "A", in upper-case roman letter, incuse; and a hallmark of intertwined letters E and H, with an ampersand.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.937 L-7.312 inches
- Provenance:
- The fork is believed to have been owned by Lucy Downing (1792-1883) or her son, Lewis Downing, Jr. (1820-1901), of Concord, NH. The fork was acquired by the donor from an "elderly Downing woman in nursing home" (from accession folder).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Carol Bagan
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