Dessert fork

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

VC.75.12 a

Name/Title

Dessert fork

Entry/Object ID

VC.75.12 a-k

Description

a-l. Set of small silver forks with four tines above a flat tab: handle with narrow stem broadening into a tipped end; bottom of handle engraved on reverse with armorial helmet beneath twisted rope. l. Fork: [Missing, 11/30/06]

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

George S. Gelston

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1830 - 1840

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Mark on reverse: G. S. GELSTON in rectangle, followed by psuedo-hallmarks of profile bust, sun, and eagle.

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

VC.75.12 A-L

VC.75.12

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

6-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)

Material

silver

Condition

Notes

Remarks: 11/30/06 - "L" missing

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

VC.58.16 (G. Kane's painting of the Van Cortlandt coat-of-arms) shows the Van Cortlandt crest as an eight-pointed star above a helmet above a twisted rope. The engraving on these forks omits the star.

Note Type

General Note

Note

of twelve

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14B

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial