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Fork, Tablewear Series
Accession # 1995.16.16
Maker Boris Bally
Title Fork, Tablewear Series
Date Designed and made 1987
Medium Silver, ebony
Dimensions 3/4 x 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (1.9 x 2.2 x 21.9 cm)
Marks Incised on right side of collar: ".925 © BALLY 1987"
Credit Line Gift of Boris Bally in honor of Alex & Doris Bally and Bob Ebendorf
Location Visible Storage: Case 3, Shelf C (Special Exhibition)
Description Geometric, silver fork with flat, rectangular ebony handle. Head of fork is a rectangular piece cut with three tines that curves upward toward tips; at base, head attached to collar by a narrow rectangular bridge that extends straight out from collar then angles down to meet head. Rectangular collar attached to handle with a rivet; bottom edge of collar angles downward from left to right. CONDITION: Good; light scratches on underside of head of fork, especially where it rests on table, silver tarnished.