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Signature Collection, "Picnic Flatware" Butter Knife Knife

This is a knife. It was designed by David Tisdale and made by David Tisdale. It is dated 1985 and we acquired it in 1986. Its medium is anodized aluminum. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

L x W x D: 16 × 2.2 × 0.5 cm (6 5/16 × 7/8 × 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Engraved in script on reverse of handle terminal: [1] David Tisdale c. 1986 [partial mark, 6 is very faint]

Cite this object as

Signature Collection, "Picnic Flatware" Butter Knife Knife; Designed by David Tisdale (American, b. 1956); USA; anodized aluminum; L x W x D: 16 × 2.2 × 0.5 cm (6 5/16 × 7/8 × 3/16 in.); Museum purchase from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1986-94-6

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