Collection Highlights
The True Issue or "That's What's the Matter"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.35
Medium:
Lithograph
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Table forks (6)
Object Number:
1944.338a-f
Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1 in. ( 21 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handles: "B * G" in a rectangle, lion passant in a rectangle, "W" in a rectangle, bust in a rectangle
Description:
Six silver table forks with upturned, threaded fiddle handles with short midribs on the front and the Morris family crest, a tower in flames, engraved on the underside of the handle; flared shoulders and four curved tines on each; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Gallery Label:
Probably made for the marriage of Mary E. Babcock to William L. Morris in 1827.
Credit Line:
Gift of John B. Morris, Jr.
Provenance:
Mary Elizabeth Babcock (1808-1851), who married William Lewis Morris (1805-1864); to their son John Babcock Morris (b.1839), who married Mary E. Faitoute; to their son John Babcock Morris Jr. (1881-1957), the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
