Collection Highlights
The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theater, Washington D.C. April 14th 1865
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.60
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Table forks (11)
Object Number:
INV.14521aa-kk
Date:
ca. 1850-1860
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 7 3/8 x 7/8 x 7/8 in. ( 18.7 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "WGH" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the stems: "P. B. SADTLER & SONS BALTIMORE"
Description:
Eleven silver tableforks with upturned fiddle thread handles engraved, "WGH" in script; squared shoulders and four curved tines on each; makers' marks stamped on the undersides of the stems.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
