Dec
28

Today in Smithsonian History: December 28, 1985

From the Cooper-Hewitt exhibition, "Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500–2005."

From the Cooper Hewitt exhibition, “Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500–2005.”

December 28, 1985 The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum receives 283 pieces of antique cutlery, dating from the 16th through the 19th centuries,  from the Robert L. Metzenberg collection.

Courtesy Smithsonian Institution Archives

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