Cooking Fork
PeriodCirca 1800 - 1850
Place MadeNew Jersey, U.S.A.
MediumIron
Dimensions12 in. (30.5 cm)
ClassificationsFood Processing & Prep, Accessories
Credit LineMuseum Collection
Object number2018.555
DescriptionA small two pronged iron cooking fork.Curatorial RemarksThis two-tined cooking fork appears to be the product of a local blacksmith, with extensive hand worked details, rather than the product of a large-scale industrial factory. While many people today think of blacksmiths as providing horse-related iron artifacts including horseshoes, 17th, 18th, and 19th century Monmouth residents relied on their local blacksmiths for a wide variety of items including kitchen and hearth items like this fork.NotesThe Historical Association greatly expanded its hearth and kitchen collection items in 1959 and again in the early 1970s. With the purchase of the 1754 Holmes Hendrickson House, more than 250 items were purchased to furnish the house. Many items came from local antiques dealers and area collectors, including the Riker family, who also donated the property onto which the house was moved in November of 1959. It is believed that many of the artifacts originated in and around Monmouth County.
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