Artist/MakerGurnee, probably
Benjamin Gurnee
(active 1824 - 1855)
Dessert fork
ca. 1830-1840
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Silver
Overall: 7 x 1 x 5/8 in. ( 17.8 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm )
Gift of Miss Florence N. Levy
1946.151
Descriptionsilver dessert fork with an upturned fiddle handle with a short midrib and the engraving, "Joseph" in script on the front; flared shoulders and four curved tines; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.Markingsengraved: on the handle: "Joseph" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "GURNEE" incuse, "G" in a rectangle, bust in a rectangle, lion passant in a rectangle
ClassificationsSILVER
