Alveston
Carving Fork
1964 (designed and made)
1964 (designed and made)
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Carving fork, brass prototype for a carving set, the handle of teardrop form, waisted centre and rounded end, extending to a bowl with two elongated prongs. A hole is drilled in the centre of the upper surface near the prongs to accommodate a finger guard.
Object details
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| Title | Alveston (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Brass, forged |
| Brief description | Carving fork, brass prototype, designed by Robert Welch MBE, RDI., Sheffield, made by Harrison Fisher & Co. for Old Hall Tableware, 1964. |
| Physical description | Carving fork, brass prototype for a carving set, the handle of teardrop form, waisted centre and rounded end, extending to a bowl with two elongated prongs. A hole is drilled in the centre of the upper surface near the prongs to accommodate a finger guard. |
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| Production type | Prototype |
| Credit line | Gift of Robert Welch, MBE, RDI. |
| Object history | Made by Harrison Fisher & Co. Ltd., Sheffield, for Old Hall Tableware, Blxwich, 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.646-1965 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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