Object number
59/241
Description
This is a steel meat fork (identified by the Victoria and Albert Museum as a 'log fork'), used for roasting. It has two prongs and a flattened handle with a hole by which it could be hung. It is English-made and dates from the late-seventeenth century.
Physical description
1 meat fork: steel
Archival history
Pre-MERL list / description – [Victoria and Albert Museum] ‘Ironwork objects for transfer to Museum of English Rural Life, Reading ... No. 41. Log-fork. Steel. English: 17th century.'
Production place
England
Production date
1675-01-01 - 1699-12-31
Production period
Late-seventeenth century
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4959.tif - High resolution image