Spoon and fork: MAR.M.102-1912

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unidentified

Entities

• Spoon and fork
• combined spoon and fork
• folding spoon and fork

Categories

• Silver
• Spoons

Description

Silver; the oval bowl is attached by the prongs of a fork to an octagonal handle with finial in the form of a man

Silver; the spoon's oval bowl is attached by five loops on its back to a three-pronged fork. The base of the fork's hexagonal handle is hinged and the folding mechanism held in place by a slide with knop on the side. The finial, in the form of a man in pantaloons, unscrews to reveal a toothpick. The back of the bowl is engraved with a coat of arms, and initialled 'PK'.

Notes

History note: Not known before testator

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

19th Century, Late-20th Century, Early#
Circa 1850 CE - 1910 CE

Note

This combined spoon and fork was accessioned as 18th century, but it has been suggested that it is a late 19th or early 20th century copy, and not an 17th century original from the United Provinces of the Netherlands as its marks suggest.