Toasting Fork
1669 (dated)
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This long-handled fork was made in 1669 and is one of the earliest surviving examples of a silver toasting fork. The backward hook and two prongs allow slices of bread and cheese to be toasted together, perhaps as a quick snack for a student in lodgings.
The engraving in Latin on the silver ball cap gives us a real sense of the history of this particular piece. It reads, in translation, ‘Evan Lloyd’s gift from his mother 1669’.
The engraving in Latin on the silver ball cap gives us a real sense of the history of this particular piece. It reads, in translation, ‘Evan Lloyd’s gift from his mother 1669’.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, wooden handle |
| Brief description | Silver and wood, unmarked, dated 1669 |
| Physical description | Two prongs curved forward and curved back, two silver bands on stem and ball-cap (with inscription) and suspension ring. The wooden handle, renewed. |
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| Gallery label | 1. TOASTING FORK
Unmarked, dated 1669
Engraved on the ball-cap EVANUS LLOYD EX DONO MATRIS (Evan Lloyd's gift from his mother).
One of the earliest surviving examples of a silver toasting fork. The backward hook and two prongs were devised so that slices of bread and cheese could be toasted together, perhaps quick nourishment for a student in lodgings.
M.62-1954(26/11/1996) |
| Summary | This long-handled fork was made in 1669 and is one of the earliest surviving examples of a silver toasting fork. The backward hook and two prongs allow slices of bread and cheese to be toasted together, perhaps as a quick snack for a student in lodgings. The engraving in Latin on the silver ball cap gives us a real sense of the history of this particular piece. It reads, in translation, ‘Evan Lloyd’s gift from his mother 1669’. |
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| Accession number | M.62-1954 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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