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Handle Prototype, Prototype for an Iron Handle, 1948

This is a handle prototype. It was designed by Eva Zeisel and made for (as the client) General Mills. It is dated 1948 and we acquired it in 2019. Its medium is thermoplastic. It is a part of the department.

It is credited Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 7 × 15 × 5 cm (2 3/4 × 5 7/8 × 1 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

unmarked

Cite this object as

Handle Prototype, Prototype for an Iron Handle, 1948; Designed by Eva Zeisel (American, b. Hungary, 1906–2011); Client: General Mills (United States); thermoplastic; H x W x D: 7 × 15 × 5 cm (2 3/4 × 5 7/8 × 1 15/16 in.); Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund; 2019-32-8

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