Object Details
Designer
David Tisdale, American, b. 1956
Maker
David Tisdale, American, b. 1956
Description
(1) Flat rectangular aluminum knife: handle with brushed surface, adonized green. Rectangular blade adonized purple with rounded outer point and bevelled cutting edge. Blade affixed to handle side with three silver rivets.
(2) Flat rectangular aluminum fork: handle with brushed surface, adonized blue. Rectangular head with four tapering tines adonized purple, affixed to handle side with three silver rivets.
(3) Flat rectangular aluminum spoon: handle with brushed surface, adonized purple. Round bowl adonized gold and affixed to handle side with three silver rivets.
(10) Flat rectangular demi-tasse spoon: handle of grey aluminum; brushed surface. Circular, concave bowl with flanged extension to overlap handle. Bowl affixed to handle with two silver rivets. Bowl anodized blue.
Credit Line
Museum purchase from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Date
1985
Accession Number
1986-94-1/3,10
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
cutlery
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Picnic set
Type
Picnic set
Medium
Anodized aluminum
Dimensions
Knife, 1986-94-1 L x W x D (1): 20.5 x 2.4 x 0.5 cm (8 1/16 x 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Fork, 1986-94-2 L x W x D (2): 17.5 x 2.7 x 0.8 cm (6 7/8 x 1 1/16 x 5/16 in.)
Spoon, 1986-94-3 L x W x D (3): 16.7 x 4.1 x 1 cm (6 9/16 x 1 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Demi-tasse spoon, 1986-94-8 L x W x D (10): 10.8 x 2.2 x 0.4 cm (4 1/4 x 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
made in
New York, New York, USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1986-94-1_3_10
