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FORK, LUNCHEON
- CATEGORY: T&E FOR MATERIALS
- MEASUREMENTS: 7 3/8"L
- DATE MADE:
Description
Luncheon fork. Sterling. Fiddleback. Engraved in script on back: "Allen." Stamped on neck: [P][*][S] and "E. A. Tyler/ N.O."
Provenance
Belonged to the family of A.C. and J. K. Allen, founders of Houston, Texas. Card states 1850s Galveston and New Orleans newspapers have advertisements for "E. A. Tyler, Silversmith, N.O."
- ASSOCIATED INDIVIDUAL: Allen, A.C. and J.K. Allen
- CREDIT LINE: Edbon, Claire Allen