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Letter Opener

Artist (United States, 1922–2009)
Date1948-52
MaterialsSterling silver, ebony; assembled, forged, carved, punched, polished
Dimensions5/8 x 8 3/4 x 3/4 in. (1.6 x 22.2 x 1.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of Arts and Design, New York; gift of the artist, 1994
Object Number1994.25.4
Display Status
Not on view
ClassificationsMetal
Terms
  • Wood
Photo Credit: Ed Watkins, 2008
John Prip
1950-52
1994.25.2
Photo Credit: Eva Heyd
John Prip
1948-52
1994.25.5
Photo: Ed Watkins, 2008
Edward Higgins
1968
1968.6
Photo Credit: Ed Watkins, 2008
John Prip
1957-59
1994.25.1a,b
Photo: Ed Watkins, 2007
Ronald Hayes Pearson
1968
1977.2.70
Photo Credit: Ed Watkins, 2008
John C. Marshall
1987
1991.69a-c
Photo: Matthew J. Cox
John Prip
1958-1960
2010.7.1a-e
Photo: Matthew J. Cox
John Prip
1958
2010.7.2
Courtesy Museum of Arts and Design, New York; photo by Bruce White
Sharon Church
2017-2018
2019.14
Photo Credit: Ed Watkins, 2007
John Prip
1988
1994.25.6a,b
Photo Credit: Unknown
John Prip
1988
1994.25.7a,b