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Fork

1700-1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen (made)

With steel prongs and porcelain handle wth engraved silver mount. Four-pronged, with flat-backed stem; marked with the initials AKB on the base of the prongs. The handle is painted in colours with flowering plants, birds and decorative borders. The mount is engraved with flowers and has corded edges. German or Scandinavian steel head,


Object details

Categories
Porcelain
Household Objects
Eating
Ceramics
Object type
Fork
Materials and techniques
Steel prongs and porcelain handle with engraved silver mount
Porcelain
Steel
Brief description
Fork with porcelain handle and engraved silver mount, Chinese, 18th century
Physical description
With steel prongs and porcelain handle wth engraved silver mount. Four-pronged, with flat-backed stem; marked with the initials AKB on the base of the prongs. The handle is painted in colours with flowering plants, birds and decorative borders. The mount is engraved with flowers and has corded edges. German or Scandinavian steel head,
Dimensions
  • Length: 21.91cm
  • Width: 2.54cm
Style
Qing
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'AKB' (On the base of the prongs)
  • Transliteration
    .
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Object history
Given by Mr. J. H. Fitzhenry, accessioned in 1904. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
from label
Subjects depicted
Flowers (Plants)
Birds
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
1468-1904

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Record createdFebruary 13, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O74308/fork-unknown/
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