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Place Setting

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Place Setting
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DesignerDanish, 1913–1991
ManufacturerDanish
CultureDanish
Titles
  • Place Setting
  • the "Obelisk" pattern
Datec. 1958–1965
PlaceDenmark
MediumStainless steel
DimensionsOverall: 8 7/8 × 7/8 × 11/16in. (22.5 × 2.3 × 1.7cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie G. Horning
Object number99.290.1-.6
Not on view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
ProvenanceDr. Marjorie G. Horning, Houston; given to MFAH, 1999.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked on the terminus of the handles of each piece: "H / Copen- / hagen / Cutlery / Denmark / Obelisk".

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