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Shell Dinner Fork Fork

This is a fork. It was designed by Angela Cummings and manufactured by Arita Porcelain Company and distributed by Bloomingdale's. It is dated 1985 and we acquired it in 1986. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Bloomingdale's. It is credited Gift of Bloomingdale's.

Its dimensions are

L x W x D: 19.7 × 2.3 × 2.3 cm (7 3/4 × 7/8 × 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

On reverse of stem: [1] c [within circle], 1985, CUMMINGS, 925

Cite this object as

Shell Dinner Fork Fork; Designed by Angela Cummings (American, b. Austria 1944); Manufactured by Arita Porcelain Company; Distributed by Bloomingdale's (United States); USA; silver; L x W x D: 19.7 × 2.3 × 2.3 cm (7 3/4 × 7/8 × 7/8 in.); Gift of Bloomingdale's; 1986-100-2

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.

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