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Marked by: Paul Hanet
English (London)
1723–24
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
L. 19.9 cm (7 3/16 in.); W. 2.3 cm (7/8 in.);
Weight: 73 gm (2 oz 3 dwt)
Weight: 73 gm (2 oz 3 dwt)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)
Accession Number33.279
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOne of a pair (with 33. 278). Each three-pronged fork, forged from a single piece, has a flattened stem and a ridged, Hanoverian terminus.
Marks
On back of stem of each, maker's mark HA (Grimwade 942); lion's head erased; date letter H; Britannia
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on back of stem of each, an unidentified crest: (a boar's head erased and erect)
INSCRIPTIONS: engraved on back of each, "SMG".
INSCRIPTIONS: engraved on back of each, "SMG".
ProvenanceAnonymous Gift to the MFA in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914). (Accession Date: March 2, 1933).