L x W x D (knife,a): 22.3 x 2.2 x 0.9 cm (8 3/4 x 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
L x W x D (dinner fork, b): 18 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm (7 1/16 x 1 x 15/16 in.)
L x W x D (salad fork, c): 16.8 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm (6 5/8 x 1 x 11/16 in.)
L x W x D (teaspoon, d): 16.2 x 3.4 x 2 cm (6 3/8 x 1 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
L x W x D (tablespoon, e): 17.2 x 4 x 2.1 cm (6 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
Place setting
Object Name:
Place setting
Manufactured in:
Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Date:
designed 1950, produced 1953
Description:
Dinner knife (a): flat strip of stainless steel with curved protrusion where blade merges into handle forming finger support; dinner fork, salad fork (b,c): each four-tined with slightly tapering, curved handle with rounded, square terminal, rectilinear handle, ovoid bowl; teaspoon, soupspoon (d,e): each with circular bowl and tapering stem with rounded, square terminal and rectilinear handle.
