Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Fork

1735-1773 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fork handle of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and mounted in silver. Attached to the two-pronged steel fork. Round handle painted with roses and other flowers and mounted with a silver ferrule and a button on the end of the tang.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and mounted in silver, and steel fork
Brief description
Fork handle of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and mounted in silver, Mennecy porcelain factory, Mennecy, 1735-1773
Physical description
Fork handle of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and mounted in silver. Attached to the two-pronged steel fork. Round handle painted with roses and other flowers and mounted with a silver ferrule and a button on the end of the tang.
Dimensions
  • Length: 22.2cm
  • Width: 2.1cm
Credit line
Given by J.H. Fitzhenry, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
983-1902

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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