Dinner Fork
Datec. 1820 - 1828
Mediumcoin silver
Dimensions8 1/4 × 1 1/8 inches (21 × 2.9 cm)
MarkingsMaker's mark stamped on the handle back: PENFIELD & CO. [in rectangle]
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Mary Bond Johnson in memory of her mother.
Object numberOT1963.7.1
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis is one of a pair of forks with a fiddle handle embossed with a scallop shell and inscribed “SMM.” It features the mark of Connecticut-born silversmith Josiah Penfield (1785-1828), who joined his uncle Isaac Marquand (1766-1838) at his jewelry store in Savannah in 1800 to learn the silversmith craft. By 1810 he was a partner in the firm of Marquand, Paulding & Penfield. In 1820 he partnered with his cousin Frederick Marquand (1799-1882) of New York, and then Moses Eastman (1794-1850), under the firm name of J. Penfield & Co. The firm was dissolved upon Penfield’s death in 1828.
