Fork, one from a set of ten

Date1723-1724

Artist/Maker Paul Hanet

MediumSilver (Britannia)

DimensionsOL: 7 13/16"; L(handle): 4 7/8"; W: 7/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1954-339,10

DescriptionFork with three tines; handle with rounded, upturned end and central ridge. Owner's crest and initials (S M G), possibly for a member of the Gordon family, engraved on underside of each.
InscribedOwner's crest and initials (S M G), possibly for a memberof the Gordon family, engraved on underside of each.
MarkingsEngraved on back of handle: crest of boar's head. Engraved on back at base of handle: "SMG". On back of handle: Britannia, date letter "H" for 1723-1724; lion's head erased; "HA" with cross above and mullet below in shield.
ProvenanceBoston Museum of Fine Arts.