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This two-pronged carving fork is part of a carving set. It was used daily by four generations of the donor's family, to hold meat when carving.

1 meat carving fork: metal; ivory [?]; good condition

MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'FORK (CARVING) // Used daily for four generations. // 23.5cm in length // handle of plastic? ivory? // two-pronged head // swivelling metal attachment on stem, with three arms.', MERL Recording form – 'Additional information // Gentleman's Cravat. No ideas about this except that as it was wrapped up in tissue paper among my mother's treasures it may have belonged to either her father or her grandfather. If this is correct, it is over 100 years old. // Carving Set. Do not know how old this is but has carved daily for four generations. // Queen Victoria Glass. Belonged to my Father. Cracked when bombs fell on Reading. // Toy in Box. // This, plus some Brandy Snaps, was my first "fairing" from Banbury Fair October 1911. // Victorian "moustache" cup. Belonged either to my Father or his Father.'

Metal, Ivory