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Folding Cutlery Set Folding Cutlery Set
This is a folding cutlery set. It is dated ca. 1780 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is steel, brass, mother of pearl. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Pocket knife, fork, and spoon
Scandinavia or Germany, ca. 1780
Mother-of-pearl, steel, brass, gilded metal
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg, 1985-103-135
This object was
donated by
Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
It is credited The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- Flatware, GS Army Flatware, Source Material, and Prototypes
- plastic, cardboard, foamcore, 3d-printed plastic, stamped metal, stainless steel.
- Courtesy of the designers.
- 4.2014.2
Its dimensions are
L x W x D (folded): 12 × 4.6 × 3.7 cm (4 3/4 × 1 13/16 × 1 7/16 in.) L x W x D (opened): 21.9 × 4.6 × 2.5 cm (8 5/8 in. × 1 13/16 in. × 1 in.)
It has the following markings
Unmarked
Cite this object as
Folding Cutlery Set Folding Cutlery Set; Scandanavia or Germany; steel, brass, mother of pearl; L x W x D (folded): 12 × 4.6 × 3.7 cm (4 3/4 × 1 13/16 × 1 7/16 in.) L x W x D (opened): 21.9 × 4.6 × 2.5 cm (8 5/8 in. × 1 13/16 in. × 1 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-135
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
