Jetline
Fork
1959 (designed)
1959 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Sigurd Persson (1914–2003) was a Swedish silversmith, sculptor, and professor, who is considered one of the most significant Swedish designers of the 20th century. Growing up in a goldsmith's family, Persson founded his own studio in Stockholm in 1942, and during his long career he designed objects in various materials such as silver, iron, brass, glass and plastic. Besides numerous households in Scandinavia and elsewhere, Persson’s designs can be found in the collections of many museums, including New York’s MoMA, the Musée des Arts Décoratif in Paris as well as the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Jetline (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stainless steel, stamped and polished |
| Brief description | Fork (part of a cutlery service), stainless steel, Sweden, made by Kooperativa Forbundet, designed by Sigurd Persson, 1959, for SAS. |
| Physical description | Fork, the handle a straight shaft, chamfered edges and a square, slightly upturned end, satin finish. The bowl, oval, dished with three triangular tines, polished finish |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | stainless steel |
| Credit line | Gift of Sigurd Persson |
| Object history | This cutlery service was commissioned and made for SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System) as the result of a limited competition. |
| Association | |
| Summary | Sigurd Persson (1914–2003) was a Swedish silversmith, sculptor, and professor, who is considered one of the most significant Swedish designers of the 20th century. Growing up in a goldsmith's family, Persson founded his own studio in Stockholm in 1942, and during his long career he designed objects in various materials such as silver, iron, brass, glass and plastic. Besides numerous households in Scandinavia and elsewhere, Persson’s designs can be found in the collections of many museums, including New York’s MoMA, the Musée des Arts Décoratif in Paris as well as the Victoria & Albert Museum. |
| Associated objects | |
| Bibliographic reference | Sigurd Persson Design, Stockholm, 1984, ill. ISBN. 91-970306-3-5 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.26A-1989 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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