This object is currently on display in room 206 as part of Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color. There is one other image of this object. See our image rights statement.
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Signature Collection, "Picnic Flatware" Picnic Set, 1985
This is a Picnic set. It is dated 1985 and we acquired it in 1986. Its medium is anodized aluminum. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Tisdale gained acclaim for this flatware with its geometric outlines and rainbow colors, winning the Pantone Color Award in 1988. Color, in the form of metal salts, is deposited in the pores of the anodized metal by passing an electric current through the dye bath.
It is credited Museum purchase from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
- Flatware, GS Army Flatware, Source Material, and Prototypes
- plastic, cardboard, foamcore, 3d-printed plastic, stamped metal, stainless steel.
- Courtesy of the designers.
- 4.2014.2
Its dimensions are
Knife, 1986-94-1 L x W x D (1): 20.5 x 2.4 x 0.5 cm (8 1/16 x 15/16 x 3/16 in.) Fork, 1986-94-2 L x W x D (2): 17.5 x 2.7 x 0.8 cm (6 7/8 x 1 1/16 x 5/16 in.) Spoon, 1986-94-3 L x W x D (3): 16.7 x 4.1 x 1 cm (6 9/16 x 1 5/8 x 3/8 in.) Demi-tasse spoon, 1986-94-8 L x W x D (10): 10.8 x 2.2 x 0.4 cm (4 1/4 x 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Engraved in script on the handle: David Tisdale c. 1986
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color.
