GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This creamer, part of a three-piece tea service, is an exceptional example of silver in the Persian taste, popular in the United States in the 1870s and 1880s. Its intricate scheme of flowers, leaves, and geometric motifs, derived from patterns on Persian metalwares and ceramics, was achieved through chasing, a laborious and therefore expensive technique.
Adapted from
Charles L. Venable, Silver in America, 1840-1940: A Century of Splendor (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art; New York, New York; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1994), 337.
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TMS Updates - Search dates and GeoXrefs - business locations (Whiting Manufacturing Company), place of origin, manufactured in
updated rule - 9/6 (JBA)
I removed techniques ("spun, repoussé, chased") from the Medium display field in TMS and added them as Getty Vocabulary terms.
I updated Provenance, Exhibition History, and Published references in TMS.
I added the following as a TMS Text Entry: Charles L. Venable, Silver in America, 1840-1940: A Century of Splendor (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art; New York, New York; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1994), 337.
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Until 1991: Daniel Morris and Dennis Gallion, New York [1]
From 1991: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the above [1]
[1] See Deed of Gift (dated May 15, 1991, copy in Collections Records Object File)
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General Description
This creamer, part of a three-piece tea service, is an exceptional example of silver in the Persian taste, popular in the United States in the 1870s and 1880s. Its intricate scheme of flowers, leaves, and geometric motifs, derived from patterns on Persian metalwares and ceramics, was achieved through chasing, a laborious and therefore expensive technique.
Adapted from
Charles L. Venable, Silver in America, 1840-1940: A Century of Splendor (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art; New York, New York; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1994), 337.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Victoria and Albert Museum~Read "Style Guide: Influence of Islam."
Notes
TMS Updates - Search dates and GeoXrefs - business locations (Whiting Manufacturing Company), place of origin, manufactured in
updated rule - 9/6 (JBA)
I removed techniques ("spun, repoussé, chased") from the Medium display field in TMS and added them as Getty Vocabulary terms.
I updated Provenance, Exhibition History, and Published references in TMS.
I added the following as a TMS Text Entry: Charles L. Venable, Silver in America, 1840-1940: A Century of Splendor (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art; New York, New York; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1994), 337.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1991: Daniel Morris and Dennis Gallion, New York [1]
From 1991: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the above [1]
[1] See Deed of Gift (dated May 15, 1991, copy in Collections Records Object File)
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