Collection Highlights
The Dead at Gettysburg
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.164.4.38.GettysburgDead
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Forks (2)
Object Number:
1941.958b
Date:
1839-1851
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 in. × 1 1/8 in. × 1 in. (20.3 × 2.9 × 2.5 cm)
Marks:
engraved: on reverse of handle: "D"
stamped: on reverse of handle: "1 T[stamped sideways] BALL TOMPKINS & BLACK"
Description:
One of a set of two forks with four tines; upturned fiddle-thread handle; flared shoulder; engraved initial and stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
