Victorian.......

............Bread Fork
 
 
This lovely bread fork, for the Mono Monday challenge with the theme this week of ‘Ancestor’  belonged to my maternal great grandparents. It is made of EPNS with a mother of pearl handle and three flaring tines. It measures 22.5cm.
 
Thank you MrsLinda for the great job you are doing as host of this challenge.
 
The Bread Fork
The bread fork was used to serve sliced bread or rolls from a bread basket or tray. Specialised dining utensils became essential at a time when touching food was frowned upon except in a few instances, such as eating bread rolls, cheese and some fruit. It would, however, have been impolite to serve yourself from the bread basket or to pass bread without the bread fork.
 
Bread was a staple food for rich and poor alike. Bread and cheese formed one of the most common midday meals for working men and women. The same foods, served more elegantly in cheese dishes, butter dishes, bread baskets and platters were offered at society dinners between the puddings and jellies and the dessert. Bread and butter were important components of other meals and as refreshment at social events such as afternoon tea, luncheons and supper parties.
From http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O59288/bread-fork-harrison-fisher-and/
 
 
Thank you for the lovely comments, hearts and stars for yesterday’s blip of the jetty. I certainly wouldn’t be brave enough to walk along those planks.