Set, Flatware

Object Name:

Set, Flatware

Object ID:

1949.011.17-.31

Date:

circa 1870

Description:

Set of child's utensils, 15 pieces. .17-20. Knives with bone handles, steel blade with "K" impressed. .21-24. Matching forks. .25-26. Knives, small, bone handles. .27-28. Forks, very small, bone handles, steel tines. .29-30. Spoons, tin and or pewter. .31 Fork, tiny, lead or pewter.

Material:

Skeletal
Metal

Dimensions:

W-0.55 L-6.4 D-0.2 inches

Provenance:

Used by Miss (Mary S.) Tilton and her sisters (Louise L. and Alice L.) about "75" years ago.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary S. Tilton

People:

Tilton, Alice L., Tilton, Louise L. (c. 1870- ), Tilton, Mary S. (1867- )

Subjects:

Toys, Childhood & youth, Children, Children playing adults, Children playing house