Dinner Fork (one of set of five)

CultureFrench
Titles
  • Dinner Fork (one of set of five)
Date19th century
Made inFrance
MediumSilver plate
Dimensions8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck
Object numberB.81.14.2
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceMary Gibbs (Mrs. Jesse H. Jones, 1872–1962); given to her granddaughter Mrs. John A. Beck (Audrey Jones Beck, 1924–2003), Houston; given to MFAH, 1981.
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to the Houston Endowment, Inc. for the permanent exhibit on Jesse H. Jones (but never displayed), from February 1, 1994–June 24, 2003 (see YL.2003-15 or previous number LN:93.29).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on front: J [a later addition]
Marked: ALFE/NIDE [in a diamond] / GC [flanking scales within an oval] / 60 [within a square, unidentified]

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