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Pair of Forks
John Noyes (American, 1674–1749)
about 1710
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Overall (length): 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.); Weight of pair: 2 oz, 18 dwt.
Credit Line
Gift of Winthrop Sargent
Accession Number13.406-07
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver flatware
Catalogue Raisonné
Buhler, 1972, No. 92
DescriptionSmall forks with heavy handle semicircular in section, broadened and flattened at wavy end with forward tip; two heavy tines from slight shoulder taper to points.
Marks
IN in an oval
InscriptionsHA engraved on back for Hannah Arnold
ProvenanceSeptember 15, 1719, Given to Hannah Arnold on the occasion of her marriage to Samuel Welles; descended in the family to Winthrop Sargent; April 30, 1910, lent by Mr. Sargent to the MFA; 1913, given by Mr. Sargent to the MFA. (Accession date: March 6, 1913)