Dessert fork

Object Number: 
1946.151
Date: 
ca. 1830-1840
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 x 1 x 5/8 in. ( 17.8 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm )
Marks: 
engraved: on the handle: "Joseph" in script stamped: on the underside of the handle: "GURNEE" incuse, "G" in a rectangle, bust in a rectangle, lion passant in a rectangle
Description: 
silver dessert fork with an upturned fiddle handle with a short midrib and the engraving, "Joseph" in script on the front; flared shoulders and four curved tines; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Miss Florence N. Levy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group