Table fork used by Lavinia Whiteside Carrington
- On View
- Power of Place Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Manufactured by
- Hall & Elton, American
- Owned by
- Whiteside Carrington, Lavinia, American
- Carrington, E. H., American
- Date
- after 1867
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 3/4 × 1 × 11/16 in. (19.7 × 2.5 × 1.7 cm)
- Description
- A silver fork with four tines. The handle features a seal with a profile portrait of a knight, looking to the right. The knight has a comb and sits on an oval background. Above and below the knight are stylized curlicues the follow the shape of the fork. On the back on the narrow section of the handle is etched text that reads "HALL & ELTON." The end of the handle of the fork comes to a shallow tip.
- Place used
- Austin, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Culinary
- Type
- forks
- Topic
- Cooking and dining
- Domestic life
- Families
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Carrington/Lyons Collection
- Object number
- 2015.257.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions