Fork, Fish Serving
fish fork and slice
Copyright: Shot by Russell Buskirk
Name/Title
Fork, Fish ServingEntry/Object ID
2000.3.17Description
Silver Fish slice and fork, Gothic shaped handle, engraved blades with landscape decoration, handles engraved with initials 'HR.' Stamped with maker's mark WG&S, pat. 1847, William Gale and Son, New York, in own box.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2000.003.Source or Donor
Heirs of Mary Green MaybankAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Heirs of Mary Green Maybank: Barbara Johnston Green, Laura Frost Wright, Celestine Frost Lehmann-HauMade/Created
Date made
1850 - 1850Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Fork, Fish ServingNomenclature Primary Object Term
Fork, ServingNomenclature Sub-Class
Serving UtensilsNomenclature Class
Food Service T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Entertaining, SilverwareSearch Terms
SilverOther Name
Fish Fork & SliceDimensions
Dimension Notes
Box dimensionsMaterial
SilverLocation
Location
Room
303Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Container
CaseBuilding
AR 108Category
PermanentMoved By
Brandy S. CulpDate
April 17, 2007Location
Building
NR 303 C2BCategory
PermanentAR 108/Case
Condition
Notes
blue silk on inside of box is shattered where tines of fork rested.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Rhett, Henrietta AikenProvenance
Notes
Descended in the Aiken-Rhett family through Theodore Maybank. Wedding present to Henrietta and A.B. Rhett.Exhibitions
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