GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In the mid-19th century, designer George Wilkinson popularized the Neoclassical style, characterized by bold forms, plain or sparsely decorated surfaces, and cast ornaments. This tea caddy (model no. 20), available plain or with elaborate bright-cut decoration seen here, exemplifies this style. Of particular note are the medallions depicting masks of Medusa suspended on either side of the vessel.
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), 130, 338.
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TMS Updates - GeoXrefs - place of origin, birth and death place, worked in - JBA (10/19/2017)
added CC - JBA 9/27/17
I removed techniques ("cast, engraved") from the Medium display field in TMS and added them as Getty Vocabulary terms.
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), 338.
I updated Provenance, Exhibition History, and Published References in TMS.
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Until 1990: Hoffman Gampetro Antiques (Ron Hoffman), New York
From 1990: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above
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General Description
In the mid-19th century, designer George Wilkinson popularized the Neoclassical style, characterized by bold forms, plain or sparsely decorated surfaces, and cast ornaments. This tea caddy (model no. 20), available plain or with elaborate bright-cut decoration seen here, exemplifies this style. Of particular note are the medallions depicting masks of Medusa suspended on either side of the vessel.
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), 130, 338.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
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Notes
TMS Updates - GeoXrefs - place of origin, birth and death place, worked in - JBA (10/19/2017)
added CC - JBA 9/27/17
I removed techniques ("cast, engraved") from the Medium display field in TMS and added them as Getty Vocabulary terms.
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), 338.
I updated Provenance, Exhibition History, and Published References in TMS.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1990: Hoffman Gampetro Antiques (Ron Hoffman), New York
From 1990: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above
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