Silver dessert forks

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These two silver dessert forks were designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and made by David W Hislop in Glasgow in 1902.

Silver dessert fork with four tines and an elongated stem: Scottish, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Mr and Mrs Fra Newbery, by David W. Hislop, Glasgow, 1902

These forks form part of a cutlery service designed for Mackintosh's teacher and friend Fra Newbery and his wife Jessie.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-084-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  K.1997.10
• Date: 1902
  1902
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: DWH; [Glasgow hallmark]
  Silver. Inscription: DWH; [Glasgow hallmark]
  Fork, dessert
  Fork, dessert
  
• Dimensions: 230 mm L x 16 mm W
  230 mm L x 16 mm W
  
• What: Fork, dessert
  Fork, dessert
  
• Subject: Silver
  Silver
  
• Who: Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Designer)
  Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Designer)
  David W. Hislop, Glasgow (Silversmith)
  David W. Hislop, Glasgow (Silversmith)
  Mr and Mrs Fra H. Newbery (Owner)
  Mr and Mrs Fra H. Newbery (Owner)
  
• Where: SCOTLAND
  Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
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