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A10965-19 Fork, silver, made in Canton, China, Qing dynasty, 1800-1820, owned by explorer John Oxley. Click to enlarge.
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Silver fork

A fork made of silver with an engraved signature on the reverse top handle reading, 'R.L.H' in cursive script with makers marks which include three small engraved icons.

This object is part of

A10965 Oxley silver collection, 55 items, various makers, various origin, 1700-1899
Oxley silver collection,
1700-1899

Summary

Object No.

A10965-19

Object Statement

Fork, silver, made in Canton, China, Qing dynasty, 1800-1820, owned by explorer John Oxley

Physical Description

A fork made of silver with an engraved signature on the reverse top handle reading, 'R.L.H' in cursive script with makers marks which include three small engraved icons.

Marks

Verso, monogram, 'RLH'
Verso, stamp, impressed, '(Animal?)' ; '(Soveign Head)' ; '(illeg.)'

Short URL

https://ma.as/172221

Dimensions

Height

18 mm

Width

25 mm

Depth

179 mm

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Harvard

Silver fork 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 23 March 2023, <https://ma.as/172221>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/172221 |title=Silver fork |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=23 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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