Fish-serving Fork

Item Information

Title:
Fish-serving Fork
Description:
Renaissance revival style handle; coffin shape with stylized fleur-de-lis and line borders. Central knop with thistle element. Three pointed tines, 1 being large and shaped.
Creator:
Wilcox Silver Plate Co.
Date:
1875
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
plating (metal coating)
silver (metal)
fish forks (serving utensils)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
fleur-de-lis (motif)
floral patterns
flowers (plant components)
Silver
Plated
Thistle
Fleur-de-Lis
Places:
Connecticut
Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.)
Extent:
6.25 in. (H)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/64158
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Margaret Carson Holt
Accession #:
1970.829
Identifier:
64158