#DH-16 Sterling Sardine Fork

This Sterling Silver Sardine Fork traces its roots back to the Victorian era and the Industrial Revolution. It was a time when fashionable tables featured a "refinement of serving expression" and place settings abounded with silverware dedicated to individual food courses. The first decade of the 19th century saw inventions in commercial canning methods that would make tinned fish an exotic and novel addition to stylish dinner menus. Nineteenth century silversmiths developed special fork designs for canned sardines characterized by a wide bowl and tines. Our tool, in form and function,  is dedicated to lifting delicate fishes or spearing seafood such as clams or octopus with its harpooned-tipped tine. This fork is a collaboration by Jeff Deegan and Harrison Weinfeld [The Sardinfluencer], two longtime friends who share a mutual passion for their respective pursuits: jewelry design and artisanal conservas. Designed for a lifetime of enjoyment, it is jewelry for your table. Cast in Sterl