The Old Force Cockington Toasting Fork pastellist Stern was a modern-day illuminator

Stern was a modern-day illuminator

No chips or breaks

17 1/2” Diam x 66”H

A vibrant exvoto folk art  painting by Christopher Rodriguez Contreras

Gouache on paper

The Old Force Cockington Toasting Fork pastellist Stern was a modern-day illuminator19 1 2"L x 2 1 2"W Brass. The Old Force Cockington on the handle. Great antique condition. Numbered. Rotating prongs. Known as a toasting iron , Its fork end consists of three prongs, with the central prong curved to allow slices of bread, cheese or meat, and perhaps even slices of apple, to be toasted together. When the toasting fork is not being used it could be hung up next to the fire by its suspension ring. People in the middling or upper levels