Collection Highlights
Illustrations of cholera asphyxia in its different stages. Selected from cases treated at the Cholera Hospital, Rivington Street
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.Y1832.Bart.Cholera
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Luce Center
Serving fork
Object Number:
INV.14260
Date:
1874-1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 1/2 in. ( 22.2 x 3.5 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "R" ina rectangle, "H" in a rectangle, "M" in a rectangle, "Co" in a rectangle, "A" and "A" in rectangles
Description:
silver plated serving fork with a downturned wavy-end handle with geometric decoration and four curved tines; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the stem.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
