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Fork and Knife with Porcelain Handles Fork And Knife
This is a fork and knife. It was workshop of Bartholomäus Seuter and manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated 1737–1739 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold, steel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
L x W x D (a: knife): 22.8 × 2 × 1.7 cm (9 in. × 13/16 in. × 11/16 in.) L x W x D (b: fork): 18.6 × 1.5 × 2.2 cm (7 5/16 × 9/16 × 7/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Blade of knife (a): [1] seven-lobed flower (?), stamped (interior of mark not visible) Reverse of fork (b): [1] pinecone above "C", stamped (mark for Augsburg, Germany, 1737 or 1739) [2] lion rampant, stamped (possibly for Bamberg, Germany, 2nd half of 18th century) Porcelain handles unmarked.
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Fork and Knife with Porcelain Handles Fork And Knife; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); Workshop of Bartholomäus Seuter (German, 1676 - 1754); Germany; porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold, steel; L x W x D (a: knife): 22.8 × 2 × 1.7 cm (9 in. × 13/16 in. × 11/16 in.) L x W x D (b: fork): 18.6 × 1.5 × 2.2 cm (7 5/16 × 9/16 × 7/8 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-41-19-a,b
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
