Collection Highlights
Lady Arthur Paget (Minne Stevens) dressed for the Delmonico ball, 1875
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.223.1.4.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Luce Center
Dessert fork
Object Number:
1944.149a
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 16.8 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "F. Morris/ N. 27" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "J. & I. COX" in a rectangle
Description:
silver dessert fork with an upturned fiddle thread handle with short midribs on both sides and the engraving, "F. Morris/ N. 27" in script on the underside; flared shoulders and four curved tines; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of John B. Morris, Jr.
Provenance:
Frances Morris (b.1832); to her brother John Babcock Morris (b.1839), who married Mary E. Faitoute; to their son John Babcock Morris Jr. (1881-1957), the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
