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Ornament > Trifid

Preferred term

Trifid  

Definition

  • Decorative motif consisting of tripartite, splayed lobes created by notches at the end of the flattened handles of spoons and forks; found especially on flatware of the 17th and 18th cs. [AAT 94]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • DOG'S NOSE, ORNAMENT
  • SPLIT-END, ORNAMENT
  • TREFID
  • TREFOIL, TRIFID

Notation

  • 111789

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-K3M2VD0R-S

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