Dessert fork
William Eley the elder and William Fearn
Category
Silver
Date
1804 - 1807
Materials
Silver
Measurements
23 mm (Width); 170 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609271.2.20
Summary
One of twenty-two silver fiddle and shell pattern dessert forks with reeded border. Engraved with the Berwick crest. Makers' marks for W. Eley and W. Fern, London, 1804 and 1807.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
Engraved with Berwick crest.
Makers and roles
William Eley the elder and William Fearn, maker William Fearn (fl.1769 - 1824), maker