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Chris Kirkman Posts: 17 |
posted 08-25-2004 09:55 AM
  
[01-1687] Does anyone know what this Whiting Louis XV piece type might be? The piece is 5 5/8” long and we believe it’s a youth fork with a mouth guard to prevent a child from pushing the fork too far into their mouth, but we’re not sure certain. We appreciate anything anyone can tell us about this piece. Chris IP: Logged |
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Kimo Posts: 1627 |
posted 08-25-2004 02:47 PM
I can't help with a positive identification. However, while I may be all wrong in my thinking the "youth fork" idea seems implausible to me. Mastering the use of a fork is not rocket science and by the time a person grows old enough to hold a full sized one I can't imagine that they would need training wheels on one. There must be another explaination. Perhaps it was used to pull food out of a tight space somehow, or if the extension permits the fork to rest on a table with the tines in the air, it may be some kind of a serving piece designed to allow it to be rested on a fine tablecloth without letting the juices on the tines to get all over the cloth? Or maybe it came with a large serving bowl of some kind as part of a set and the extension would allow the fork to hang from the side of the bowl to keep it handy. I would be fascinated to see what it really is if someone knows for sure. [This message has been edited by Kimo (edited 08-25-2004).] IP: Logged |
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swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 |
posted 08-25-2004 05:29 PM
Perhaps it was intended to be hung on the edge of a serving bowl of some sort? IP: Logged |
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karenp Posts: 5 |
posted 08-26-2004 05:38 AM
Chris i think its simply a rest on which to lay the fork down off the plate, the french have a great habit of using the same cutlery for at least 2 courses, by using the rest it would save on dirty table linen, Karen IP: Logged |
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Chris Kirkman Posts: 17 |
posted 08-26-2004 09:12 AM
Thanks for all the thoughts, all very good things for us to consider. I had thought about it being a rest, but had then thought it was an odd curved shape for a rest as opposed to just a straight block and wondered why the scroll would have been added to the bottom of a rest since it would likely wobble. I hadn't seen a rest on such a small piece before, and we've not seen a rest this shape in Louis XV before. All the thoughts are plausible though, so I really appreciate everyone giving it some consideration. Thanks again!! Chris IP: Logged |
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