Unknown French
Dinner Fork (one of set of five)

CultureFrench
Titles
  • Dinner Fork (one of set of five)
Date19th century
Made inFrance
MediumSilver plate
Dimensions8 1/4 × 1 1/8 × 1 1/4 in. (21 × 2.9 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck
Object numberB.81.14.5
Not on view

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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 permanent exhibit on Jesse H. Jones at the offices of the Houston Endowment, Inc., Houston, Texas, February 1, 1994 through May 4, 2022 (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, "CC" flanking scales within an oval, and "60" within a square, unidentified

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