Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005
This exhibition was on display from May 05, 2006 to October 29, 2006.
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- Knife
- mother-of-pearl, brass, horn, steel .
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-46
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Knife with Figural Carved Wood Handle Knife
- steel, silver, wood.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-49
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 8 images of this object.
- Fork with Figural Carved Wood Handle Fork
- steel, silver, wood.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-50
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 8 images of this object.
- Knife with Figural Carved Wood Handle Knife
- wood, steel, silver.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-51
- This object was made by Mortimer & Hunt.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Fork with Figural Carved Wood Handle Fork
- wood, steel, silver.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-52
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Knife (England)
- steel, glass beads, thread.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-53
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Fork (England)
- steel, glass beads, thread.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-54
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Fork (possibly England)
- steel, glass beads, thread.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-55
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Knife (England)
- steel, glass beads, thread.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-56
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Knife (Germany)
- steel, glass beads, thread.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-57
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Fork (Germany)
- glass beads, steel, thread.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-58
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Fork (possibly France)
- steel, horn, mother-of-pearl, brass.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-59
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sheath (Germany)
- silver, enamel.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-62-a
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Knife (Germany), ca. 1650
- silver, enamel, steel.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-62-b
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Fork (Germany), ca. 1650
- silver, enamel.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-62-c
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Knife (Netherlands)
- steel, enamel.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-64
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Fork (Netherlands)
- steel, enamel.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-65
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Knife (possibly Germany)
- steel, enamel, silver.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-66
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Fork (possibly Germany)
- steel, enamel, silver.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-67
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Knife with Multi-Colored Enamel Handle Knife
- steel, enamel, semi-precious stone.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-68
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Knife with Red and Blue Enamel Handle Fork
- silver, enamel, semi-precious stone.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-69
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Knife with Blue and Pink Foral Enamel Handle Knife
- steel, enamel, brass.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-70
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Spoon with Blue and Pink Foral Enamel Handle Spoon
- brass, enamel.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-71
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Fork with Blue and Pink Foral Enamel Handle Fork
- steel, enamel, brass.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-72
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Fork with Ornately Engraved Handle Fork
- silver.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-73
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Fork with Ornately Engraved Handle Fork
- silver.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-74
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Knife with Engraved Mythical and Biblical Figures Knife
- silver, steel.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-75
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Knife with Engraved Mythical and Biblical Figures Knife
- silver, steel.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-76
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Folding Fork and Spoon Bowl Fork And Spoon Bowl
- silver.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-77-a,b
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 6 images of this object.
- Folding Fork with Attachable Spoon Bowl Fork And Spoon Bowl
- silver.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-78-a,b
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Two-tined Fork with Brass Handle Fork
- steel, brass.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-79
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Fork with Carved Figural Coral Handle Fork, ca. 1600–1630
- coral, silver plated, gold.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-81
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Spoon with Carved Figural Coral Handle Spoon, ca. 1600–1630
- coral, silver plated, gold.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-82
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Knife with Triangular Pattern Ivory and Bone Handle Knife
- steel, silver, gold, ivory, bone.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-83
- This object was made by London Cutler's Company.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Knife with Triangular Pattern Ivory and Bone Handle Knife
- steel, silver, gold, ivory, bone.
- The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- 1985-103-84
- This object was made by London Cutler's Company.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
