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Designer:
George Schmidt, American, b. 1940  Search this
Manufacturer:
George Schmidt, Inc., founded ca.1980  Search this
Distributor:
IDG  Search this
Medium:
plastic (co-extruded crystal styrene and high-impact styrene)
Dimensions:
L x W x D ((a) tablespoon): 18.5 × 4.3 × 1.2 cm (7 5/16 × 1 11/16 × 1/2 in.)
L x W x D ((b) fork): 19 × 2.9 × 1.8 cm (7 1/2 × 1 1/8 × 11/16 in.)
L x W x D ((c) knife): 19.2 × 1.8 × 0.7 cm (7 9/16 × 11/16 × 1/4 in.)
L x W x D ((d) teaspoon): 18.2 × 3.8 × 1.1 cm (7 3/16 × 1 1/2 × 7/16 in.)
L x W x D ((e) holder): 6 × 3 × 1 cm (2 3/8 × 1 3/16 × 3/8 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
cutlery set
Object Name:
cutlery set
Manufactured in:
USA
Date:
ca. 1986
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Red (a) tablespoon, (b) fork, (c) knife, (d) teaspoon and (e) holder; each piece of cutlery has open handle into which holder slides, connecting all four utensils as nested stack.
Credit Line:
Gift of George Schmidt, Inc.
Accession Number:
1988-1-4-a/e
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d7b9cfc3-7f90-4703-8d0b-c855e1a02f63
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1988-1-4-a_e