Robert Venturi
Fork

Front
Fork
Front
DesignerAmerican, 1925–2018
RetailerAmerican, active 1982–c. 1994
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Fork
  • Carving Set
Datec. 1992
Made inTaunton, Massachusetts, United States
MediumSilver plate and steel
Dimensions1 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Credit LineMargo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection, gift of Margo Grant Walsh
Object number2014.54.1
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Provenance[...]; Swid Powell Architect Collection; [...]; purchased by 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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