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Fireplace Utensils and Rack

19th century
Iron, brass
L. Between 45 cm and 63 cm
On the rack: A ladle for serving soups and stews, a skimmer for skimming off fat or other undesirable elements from broths, and forks. The longest fork is a meat fork used to spear meat in salting tubs or cooking pots. The other forks were used to skewer pieces of meat or lard for grilling over the fire.
Parks Canada collection, Québec