Alveston
Carving Fork, Half Section
1964 (designed and made)
1964 (designed and made)
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Carving fork prototype, half section, stainless steel showing the exposed spring mechanism for the finger guard. The handle of teardrop form, waisted centre and rounded end, extending to a bowl with one elongated prong, spring loaded finger guard of pyramid form centred near the prongs.
Object details
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| Title | Alveston (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Stainless steel, forged. |
| Brief description | Carving fork, stainless steel, half section prototype, Sheffield, made by Harrison Fisher & Co. Ltd., for Old Hall Tableware, 1964, designed by Robert Welch, MBE, RDI. |
| Physical description | Carving fork prototype, half section, stainless steel showing the exposed spring mechanism for the finger guard. The handle of teardrop form, waisted centre and rounded end, extending to a bowl with one elongated prong, spring loaded finger guard of pyramid form centred near the prongs. |
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| Production type | Prototype |
| Marks and inscriptions | REGD.DES.916872 IN UK (Marked on the underside of the guard.) |
| Credit line | Gift of Robert Welch |
| Object history | Made by Harrison Fisher & Co. Ltd., Sheffield for Old Hall Tableware, Bloxwich, Staffordshire. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Charlotte and Peter Fiell, Robert Welch, Design: Craft & Industry, London, Laurence King Publishing, 2015. pp.106-7. ill. ISBN: 9781780676050 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.647-1965 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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