8 Sterling Silver Forks by State House in the 1942 Inaugural Pattern. No monograms. State House was a line of three sterling flatware patterns intended for private distribution and made by Oneida. Each 7 1/4". Approximate weight 355 grams. PROVENANCE: Edwin Moore Brogdon, PhD, collection. Dr. Brogdon was the owner of Brogdon Manor, a stately plantation home, located in the Brogdon Community, near Sumter, SC. The home was built in 1898 by his grandfather William Turner Brogdon. The Brogdon community was comprised of a local country store, cotton gin, sawmill and dairy. William Turner Brogdon was one of the largest planters in Sumter and Clarendon counties at the end of the 19th century.

good, minor wear