Iron, two-tigned fork.
Iron | Object #: 1694176
Balustrade-shaped stem.
Balustrade-shaped stem.
Blade length: 100mm. Pointed blade.
Possible knife or fork handle. Hexagonal in cross-section with two flat sides. Possible pistol-grip handle.
Possible knife or fork handle.
3 fragments, 1 of them shows the fan-shaped end. Conserved together and form/size and same context suggests they are a part of the same handle.
Only the end of the handle, the pistol grip. Can see the very start of the tang hole--appears cir circular in shape. Thickness is comparable to the pistol-grip handles of forks
Full length of handle; circular hole for tang. Length and thickness comparable to other examples of fork handles in the Mount Vernon collection
Both scales have three pins and mirroring decoration. One of the scales has iron adhered to the inside.