Fork, 1650 to 1800
V&A Accession number M.71-1950 | link to item page @ V&A
Tw o pronged steel fork with a tapering cylindrical handle covered with coloured beadwork. Length, 8 inches.
Cutler’s mark: a falchion (a broad curved, convex edged sword.)
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