fork
Object NameGlass Handled Fork
Made FromNon-lead glass, steel
Date1800-1899
Place MadeItaly
SizeOverall L: 21.9 cm
Accession Number81.3.122 E
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight P. Lanmon
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionMulticolored non-lead glasses; blown, spattered. Long, baluster-shape glass handle with rounded butt end, cylindrical collar where forms are inserted; (A) transparent blue with blue, red, yellow-green splashes and "goldstone"; two-tined fork, with turned baluster shank; oval, molded collar; (B) transparent blue, with light blue, green, and red-brown splashes; fork similar to (A), but with sloping collar; (C) transparent green, with yellow-green and white splashes, and "goldstone"; fork similar to (A), but with sloping, oval collar; (D) transparent green, mottled, with blue, amber and red-brown splashes; fork similar to (A), but with disk on the collar; (E) transparent turquoise blue, with white, blue, and greenish splashes, and "goldstone"; fork matching (C); (F) translucent green (?), mottled tan, with multicolored splotches; fork matching (C).Provenance
Source
Lorri Lanmon
(American, b. 1932)
Source
Dwight P. Lanmon
(American, b. 1938)
