Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Pastry Fork (Part 2)

Several years ago I posted on several Pastry Forks, one of my favorite place pieces in an extended place setting. Usually they are extremely ornate. Here are so more examples.

Baronial by Gorham  (5 3/4 inches)


Rose by Wallace ( 6 inches)

Violet by Wallace (6 inches)

Les Six Fleurs by Reed and Barton (6 3/8 inches)


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3 comments:

  1. F HodgesFebruary 18, 2016 at 8:16 AM

    How do pastry forks differ from salad forks and fish forks?

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  2. AC WilliamsFebruary 18, 2016 at 12:50 PM

    Often times they don't and in some patterns the fish fork is larger and the pastry fork usually has one slightly longer tine. There are some patterns where the piece is used interchangeably, and in another pattern the fish fork is but 4 inches long. The only thing consistent is the inconsistency of the pieces in any one pattern compared to another even among manufacturers. You can really see the difference when I use many different patterns at one time to set a large table.

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    1. F HodgesFebruary 18, 2016 at 4:33 PM

      Thank you.

      I have a salad fork in Tiffany's "Olympian" and it is almost as long as a regular fork. Wallace's "Irian" is also large.

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