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Design for No. 52 Dinner Knife

Designer Eliel Saarinen American
1929–31
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for No. 52 Dinner Knife
  • Designer: Eliel Saarinen (American (born Finland), Rantasalmi 1873–1950 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan)
  • Date: 1929–31
  • Medium: Graphite on paper
  • Dimensions: 10 15/16 × 3 1/8 in. (27.8 × 7.9 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Robert Saarinen Swanson, 1992
  • Object Number: 1992.402.1
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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