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Silver 2 Pronged Notched Puritan Fork - Replica of Manners Fork, 1632
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Reference: S1568
Period: Elizabeth II
Year: 1972
Silversmith: Francis Howard
Place: Sheffield
Price: $ 140.00
Weight: 46 grams
Dimensions: 18.0cm
Condition: Excellent, perfectly preserved in original box.
Description: An interesting 17th century style silver notched 2 pronged fork, a replica of the earliest known English table fork. The fork has 3 notches at the top of the stem, a rare feature seen occasionally on puritan spoons. The original, made in 1632, is known as the Manners Fork, and is in the V&A museum in London. The original belonged to the Rutland family of Haddon Hall, and has the crest of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland. This fork is a good gauge, very pleasing to use, we tested it on cold meats and olives! The hallmarks are excellent, and include makers mark FH for Francis Howard, the firm worked between 1900 and 1986. A real talking point for your dinner table. Note: - we now have another example of this fork, S 1808, also in original box
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notched puritan silver fork - manners fork
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Puritan silver 2 pronged fork - back view
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Puritan notches on silver fork
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Original box
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Hallmarks - Francis Howard
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Scale
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