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Designer:
Eliel Saarinen, Finnish, 1873–1950  Search this
Manufacturer:
International Silver Company, Meriden, Connecticut, founded 1898  Search this
Medium:
silver plated, metal
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 19.3 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm (7 5/8 in. × 1 in. × 9/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
fork
Object Name:
fork
Manufactured in:
Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Date:
ca. 1930
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Integral construction. Shortened tines and bowl. Four tapering tines. Pattern continues in negative onto the bowl, with panels crossing to form an X at neck, continuing up to the base of the tines. Sloped shoulder, neck tapers inward and widens into elongated handle of swelling oval shape with molded border pattern of four overlapping panels interlocked in v-shape at terminal, with plain center panel on both obverse and reverse sides. On reverse, only outer border present with plain center panel.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund
Accession Number:
1993-150-18
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/kq4e8b4b74e-e1de-45bd-8fcc-e3824201f4c0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1993-150-18