Robert Venturi
Knife

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Knife
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DesignerAmerican, 1925–2018
RetailerAmerican, active 1982–c. 1994
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Knife
  • Carving Set
Datec. 1992
Made inTaunton, Massachusetts, United States
MediumSilver plate and steel
Dimensions13 in. length (33 cm)
Credit LineMargo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection, gift of Margo Grant Walsh
Object number2014.54.2
Non exposé

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ProvenanceSwid Powell Architect Collection; Margo Grant Walsh, New York; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition History“Collecting by Design: Silver and Metalwork of the Twentieth Century,” San Francisco Airport Museums, February 5–August 5, 2007.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Maker's marks on back: "REED & BARTON" // "Swid Powell" // "© Robert Venturi"

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