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1901

  • Work on this object began.

2019

  • We acquired this object.

2023

2025

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Pickle Fork Fork

This is a fork. It was designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich and manufactured by Clarfeld & Springmeyer. It is dated 1901 and we acquired it in 2019. Its medium is metal, silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Andrew van Styn. It is credited Gift of Andrew Van Styn from the estate of Don Magner.

Its dimensions are

L x W x D: 19.1 × 1.6 × 1.3 cm (7 1/2 × 5/8 × 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

On the handle of the fork: [1] "12", stamped [2] small circle conected to a larger semi-circle by a triangle, stamped (factory mark)

Cite this object as

Pickle Fork Fork; Designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich (Austrian, 1867 – 1908); Manufactured by Clarfeld & Springmeyer; metal, silver; L x W x D: 19.1 × 1.6 × 1.3 cm (7 1/2 × 5/8 × 1/2 in.); Gift of Andrew Van Styn from the estate of Don Magner; 2019-28-160

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