Signature Collection, "Picnic Flatware"
Object Details
- Date
- 1985
- 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.
- made in
- New York, New York, USA
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
- Data Source
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Accession Number
- 1986-94-1/3,10
- Type
- cutlery
- Decorative Arts
- Object Name
- Picnic set
- Type
- Picnic set
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- 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.)
- Record ID
- chndm_1986-94-1_3_10
1986-94-1/3,10: (1) Flat rectangular aluminum knife: handle with b...; 1986-94-1: Flat rectangular aluminum handle with brushed surf...; 1986-94-10: Flat rectangular handle of grey aluminum; brushed ...; 1986-94-2: Flat rectangular aluminum handle with brushed surf...; 1986-94-3: Flat rectangular aluminum handle with brushed surf...
