Object number
59/251
Description
A toasting fork inlaid with the initials 'M.I.M.', the date '1728' in copper, and engraved with a tree. The toasting fork is English-made.
This is a steel toasting fork with three pongs and a long handle. The handle is inlaid with the initials 'M.I.M.' and the date '1728' in copper, and is engraved with a tree. The toasting fork is English-made.
Physical description
1 fork: steel
Archival history
Pre-MERL list / description – [Victoria and Albert Museum] ‘Ironwork objects for transfer to Museum of English Rural Life, Reading ... No. 10. Toasting-fork. Steel, three pronged, the long handle inlaid in copper with the initials M.I.M., and the date 1728, and engraved with a tree. English: 18th century.'
Production place
England
Production date
1728 - 1728
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4897.tif - High resolution image
