Artist/Maker
George Unite
(active ca. 1832 - 1895)
Dessert fork and knife
1838/39
Place madeBirmingham, England, Europe
Silver, mother-of-pearl
Part (Fork): 4 3/8 × 1/2 × 1/4 in. (11.1 × 1.3 × 0.6 cm)
Part (Knife): 5 1/4 × 1/2 × 1/4 in. (13.3 × 1.3 × 0.6 cm)
Part (Knife): 5 1/4 × 1/2 × 1/4 in. (13.3 × 1.3 × 0.6 cm)
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
INV.14559de
DescriptionSilver and mother-of-pearl dessert fork and knife with tapered rectangular mother-of-pearl handles and molded oval handle sockets; flat curved blade on the knife; three pointed tines on the fork; maker's marks stamped on the blade.Markingsstamped: on the blade: lion passant in a rectangle, oval bust, gothic "P", anchor in a rectangle, "GU" in a rectangle
ClassificationsSILVER
