Dessert fork
Manufacturer
Samuel Kirk & Son
(American, Baltimore, Maryland, active 1846 - 1979)
CultureAmerican
Date1828
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm)
InscribedKirk date marks; Milhado family crest; Old English lettering "HTUM".
Credit LinePosthumous Gift of Miss Carrie Walters thru Miss Annie Voight
Object number57.28.2
Not on view
DescriptionDessert fork, from a place setting consisting of dinner fork, dessert fork, dessert spoon, teaspoon, soup spoon, dinner knife and luncheon knife. Forks and spoons are in Samuel Kirk fiddle thread and knives are in threaded rounded handle designs. Each has a large barking dog rising (from the hips) from a barber pole (Milhado family crest). (Donor says this originally belonged to David U. Milhado.)
Pair/Pair