Table fork used by Lavinia Whiteside Carrington
Object Details
- Description
- 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 Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Carrington/Lyons Collection
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- after 1867
- Object number
- 2015.257.2
- Manufactured by
- Hall & Elton, American
- Owned by
- E. H. Carrington, American
- Lavinia Whiteside Carrington, American
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- forks
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 13/16 × 1 × 7/8 in. (19.8 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm)
- Place used
- Austin, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
- Topic
- African American
- Cooking and dining
- Domestic life
- Families
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.257.2
