Table fork used by Lavinia Whiteside Carrington
A silver fork with four tines. The handle features a seal with a profile portrait of a knight, looking to the right. The knight has a comb and sits on an oval background. Above and below the knight are stylized curlicues the follow the shape of the fork. On the back on the narrow section of the handle is etched text that reads "HALL & ELTON." The end of the handle of the fork comes to a shallow tip.
Credit: Gift from the Carrington/Lyons Collection
after 1867
Silver
19.7 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm
2015.257.1
Image and text © National Museum of African American History and Culture, 2020
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