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Fork with Eight-Paneled Agate Handle Fork

This is a fork. It was made by William Boswell. It is dated late 17th century and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is steel, silver, agate. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

text from "Manufacturing and Marketing in Europe, 1600-2000" in Feeding Desire exhibition catalogue:

"Machines and tools were simple, and labors learned at the workbench were considered of little interest before the craft revival of the mid-nineteenth century (figs. 2,3). Because metals were recyclable and of economic value, their use was regulared, and in many Europen centers the cutlers and silversmiths were expected to register marks with their respective guilds."

This object was donated by Francis B. Lothrop, Gordon Abbott Sr., Mrs. George Batchelder and Jordan Abbott. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Francis B. Lothrop, Mrs. George Batchelder, and Gordon Abbott, Sr..

Its dimensions are

L x W x D: 15.7 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm (6 3/16 × 9/16 × 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Unmarked

Cite this object as

Fork with Eight-Paneled Agate Handle Fork; Made by William Boswell; England; steel, silver, agate; L x W x D: 15.7 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm (6 3/16 × 9/16 × 9/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Francis B. Lothrop, Mrs. George Batchelder, and Gordon Abbott, Sr.; 1957-29-4-c

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