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1901

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2019

  • We acquired this object.

2023

2024

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Fork, Pickle 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 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

Fork, Pickle 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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