Forks

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

VC.75.13 a

Name/Title

Forks

Entry/Object ID

VC.75.13 a-k

Description

Set of eleven large silver forks, each with four tines above a flat tab, handle with narrow stem broadening into tipped end.

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

Bottom of handle engraved on reverse with armorial helmet beneath twisted rope; mark on reverse of handle; G. S. GELSTON in rectangle, followed by pseudo-hallmarks of profile bust, sun, and eagle.

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

VC.75.13 A-K

VC.75.13

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

7-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)

Material

silver

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Some tines worn at tips.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Coat-of-arms painted by G. Kane (VC.58.16) shows the Van Cortlandt crest as an eight-pointed star above a helmet above twisted rope; these forks omit the star.

Note Type

General Note

Note

of eleven

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial