Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Dessert fork
Object Number:
1939.136
Date:
1839 - 1851
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 7/8 x 3/4 in. ( 14.9 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "C. Ketchum" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "BALL, TOMKINS & BLACK" incuse and "PATENT 1845" in a rectangle
Description:
silver dessert fork with an upturned threaded handle with foliate decoration; engraved on the underside of the handle, "C. Ketchum" in script; four curved tines and a foliate drop; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Gallery Label:
This fork belonged to Catherine Ketchum who married Israel Corse in 1846.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
