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Butter Knife (USA)
This is a Butter knife. It was overseen (as design director) by Walter Dorwin Teague. It is dated ca. 1934 and we acquired it in 2005. Its medium is silver-plated metal, glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
It is credited Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
Its dimensions are
L x W x D: 17.2 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm (6 3/4 x 15/16 x 5/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Butter Knife (USA); Design Director: Walter Dorwin Teague (American, 1883–1960); silver-plated metal, glass; L x W x D: 17.2 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm (6 3/4 x 15/16 x 5/8 in.); Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund; 2005-5-4
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.