Serving fork

ca. 1891

Place madeProvidence, Rhode Island, United States, North America

andPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Silver

Overall: 8 5/8 x 2 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 21.9 x 7.3 x 3.5 cm )

Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73

INV.14463

DescriptionSilver and gilt serving fork in "Louis XV" pattern; triple-swell fiddle-end handle with shell tip decorated with foliate scroll borders and engraved initials "E/ E/ G" in script; five rounded-end gilt tines joined at bottom and at shoulders; maker's marks stamped on underside of stem.

Markingsengraved: o the handle: "E/ E/ G" in script stamped: on the undersides of the stem: "W" in a circle beside two-headed griffin, "STERLING PAT 1891"

ClassificationsSILVER