Fork (flatware)
Benares Historic House
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| Nom de l'objet : | Fork (flatware) |
| Artiste ou artisan : | Sheffield Silver (?) |
| Classification de l'objet : | T&E Materials, Food T&E, Food Service T&E |
| Matériaux : | silver, metal |
| Numéro d'accession : | 2005.4.80.1 |
| Date de début de production : | 1930 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1940 |
| Description : | Sterling silver luncheon forks with fiddle thread handles and arrow head barbs on the neck. On the back of the handle are hallmarks including a crasa; JJS; crasn: lion passant; JS and JS. The tines are shorter on the outside and are beveled to a point on the inside. |
| Fonctions : | From Dora Caro's estate. Items donated by Barbara Sayers Larson. Barbara Larson is the daughter of Annie Harris (1882-1986) and Beverly Sayers (1883-1976) and granddaughter of Arthur (1843-1932) and Mary (1859-1954) Harris. Barbara was born January 27, 1920 and was the youngest of three children. Barbara and her siblings, Geoffrey Sayers (1907-1997) and Dora Sayers Caro (1915-2004) donated Benares to the Ontario Heritage Foundation in 1969 after inheriting it from their aunt, Naomi Harris (1883-1968). Many of the items donated by Barbara originally belonged to her mother or Aunt Naomi and came from Benares. Barbara lived in a log cabin originally given to her mother by her grandparents at 1723 Birchwood Drive. She still maintains a close tie with Benares and is now living in Kelowna, British Columbia, with her daughter. Dora Sayers Caro (1915-2004) was born in Clarkson in 1915, to Beverly and Annie Sayers (née Harris). Dora lived close to Benares in a number of homes, including _Skidoo_, _The Pines_, and later _The Log Bungalow._ During World War I, Dora lived at Benares with her mother and brother while her father was overseas as an officer. Dora first started acting at age 10, appearing in school plays, and later in local stage productions in Mississauga and Oakville. To gain experience, she found work at the University of Toronto's _Hart House Theatre_, working with children's theatre productions. In 1936, at the age of 21, Dora moved to New York and found work with the touring company of _What Every Woman Knows._ Dora's first big break came a year after arriving in New York, in 1937's _Stage Door._ She later appeared in the long-running Broadway production of _My Fair Lady._ The pinnacle came in 1941, when Dora was chosen to be the understudy for the legendary Katherine Hepburn in _The Philadelphia Story._ The Tony award winning playwright, Moss Hart, took one of his shows to the American-occupied Pacific islands during World War II, to entertain the troops. Dora joined his cast for _The Man Who Came To Dinner._ Dora also helped form the United Services Organization in 1941. The USO provided health and recreational facilities for soldiers and administered church services, but was best known for the travelling vaudeville reviews that entertained Allied troops in Europe and the Pacific during WWII. Dora married actor Ralph Forbes (pronounced RAYF) in 1946. Forbes appeared in over 70 movies from 1921 to 1944. He and Dora met in 1942 during the stage production of Noël Coward's _Private Lives._ Ralph died 5 years after he and Dora married in 1951. Dora later married Jim Caro in 1954 and retired from the stage. Jim and Dora were avid equestrians. They also enjoyed breeding and showing thoroughbred dogs. Dora and Jim lived in France and the Bahamas before settling in the United States. She lived in McLean, Virginia - near Washington D.C. - until her death in 2004. |
| Hauteur : | 1.40 |
| Longueur : | 16.50 |
| Largeur : | 2.50 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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