Collection Highlights
Wedding dress
Date:
ca. 1712 with several alterations into the 20th century
Object Number:
1949.115a
Medium:
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Luncheon fork
Object Number:
1956.185b
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 17.8 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "FM" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: an eagle in a square, "B MF(conjoined) I" in roman letters in a double rectangle
Description:
silver luncheon fork with an upturned, threaded fiddle handle, engraved "FM" in script, flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with a threaded drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the bowl.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Keppler and Kenneth C. Miller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
