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Fork, Carving

Object Name:
Fork, Carving
Object ID:
2017.014.084
Date:
1875-1900
Description:
Carving fork. Two long, pointed tines, with a short narrow neck and a large wood handle. Handle is two-piece, front and back, secured by three brass rivets.
Material:
Metal
Steel
Brass
Wood
Dimensions:
H-0.8 W-0.8 L-12.6 inches
Provenance:
Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.

The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors.
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley
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