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Signature Collection, "Picnic Flatware" Butter Knife

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Flat rectangular handle of grey aluminum; brushed surface. Rectangular aluminum blade, anodized green, with rounded outer point and bevelled cutting edge. Blade affixed to handle side with three silver rivets.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
David Tisdale, American, b. 1956
Maker
David Tisdale, American, b. 1956
Date
1985
Credit Line
Museum purchase from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Medium
anodized aluminum
Dimensions
L x W x D: 16 × 2.2 × 0.5 cm (6 5/16 × 7/8 × 3/16 in.)
Type
cutlery
Decorative Arts
Object Name
knife
Type
knife
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