Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Silver, Room 69, The Whiteley Galleries

Fork

1600-1605 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fork, silver-gilt and enamel, two prongs, the handle of silver, decorated wth flowers in translucent enamel.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver-gilt and enamel
Brief description
Fork, silver-gilt and enamel, Augsburg, 1600-1605, by Heinrich Sailer.
Physical description
Fork, silver-gilt and enamel, two prongs, the handle of silver, decorated wth flowers in translucent enamel.
Dimensions
  • Length: 7in
Marks and inscriptions
Mark for Augsburg
Gallery label
Silver Gallery: This unsually sophisticated personal cutlery set would originally have had a specially made leather travelling case. The set once belonged to the famous 19th century collector, Frederic Spitzer.(26/11/2002)
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
Salting Bequest, 1256, 1257, 1260, 1261

From a cutlery set of four

Spitzer Collection, Sale Catalogue, 1893, lots 2354 to 2357 (3300 francs)
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
M.618A-1910

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Record createdFebruary 9, 2004
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