Table Fork
Silversmith
Robert Cruickshank
(Aberdeen, Scotland, active 1697 - 1730)
Datec. 1705
Object NameFork
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsOverall: Length: 19.4 cm, Width: 2 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1986 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Display - Gallery 06
Object numberABDAG001397
About MeA three pronged table fork with a thick square wedged shaft and a 'Hanoverian' pattern handle. Made by Robert Cruickshank of Old Aberdeen.More About Me
Old Aberdonian Cruickshank produced this at a time when the issue of Scottish independence from England was being heatedly discussed. The Act of Union in 1707 led to the disbanding of the old Scottish Parliament.
Exhibitions
1800 - 1802
