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Anvil Pattern Salad Fork

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Integral shoulder and neck, three blunt tines curved inwards within curved oval bowl. Tapered shoulder, flared cylindrical neck leading to break in stem simulating join. Handle with gradual flare and flattening towards blunt end. Thickness of handle decreases from shoulder to end.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Jens H. Quistgaard, Danish, 1919 - 2008
Manufacturer
Dansk International Designs, Ltd., founded 1954
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Hysa Dorfsman
Medium
stainless steel
Dimensions
L x W x D: 17.6 × 2.4 × 2.3 cm (6 15/16 × 15/16 × 7/8 in.)
Type
cutlery
Decorative Arts
Object Name
fork
Type
fork
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