Jun 20, 2012 · Steel French forks dating from the late 1500s to the early 1600s, with mother-of-pearl and beads. V&A Museum.

The fork was the late comer to the dinner table; the fork didn’t take off as quickly and spoons and knives came first. Forks were initially used for carving and to stabilise a piece of meat, not so …

Sep 18, 2021 · The fork endured a long struggle to become the household item we use today. History shows that it’s women who contributed much in bringing the fork into the lives of …

Nov 10, 2018 · Kitchen forks trace their origins back to the time of the Greeks. These forks were fairly large with two tines that aided in the carving and serving of meat. The tines prevented …

This linkspage lists examples of knives, forks, and cutlery sets from before the 17th century, as well as sheaths and containers made for such sets. Some of these were used for individual …

Jul 31, 2009 · Although the first forks were used in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, the two-tined instruments were used only as cooking tools at the time. It wasn't until the Middle Ages …

Forks, knives, and napkins: These items may be part of a proper meal today, but well-bred medieval Europeans had no use for them—until modern table manners were born in the 1500s.

Pre-fifteenth century England could very well have been totally forkless. The fork's first mention is in a will: 'I bequeath ... my silver fork', so at this time a fork must have been a valuable object - …

Caterina De Medici introduced the fork to the French in the 1500s when she became queen of France. The new cutlery soon met a social need and was spreading fast in Italy, thanks to the …

While technically possible, it wasn't likely. Forks at the food table were still relatively new utensils.