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Object Number
991-12-60/15090A
Display Title
Two Wooden and Silver Decorated Forks from a Set of Eating Utensils
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Two forks from a set of eating utensils. Wooden carved twist and easy-grip design on stem. Thin prongs are of silver with link-chain design in between. <transliteration> (Chinese name). Each: 26.6 cm. (l) x 1.4 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Fork, carved wood, spiral detail, top knob, double rings between silver prongs
Classification
- Fork
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Wood, Silver, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 26.5 x 1.5 x 0.7 cm (10 7/16 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15090A
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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