GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Copper and silversmith Joseph Heinrichs is listed in New York City directories from 1897, with locations at 928 Broadway Avenue and 227 West 29th Street. After 1910, directories tout his enterprise as the "best chafing dish and tea kettle store in existence." Sold in prominent retail stores throughout the United States, this chafing dish is one of Heinrich's most popular designs. Heinrichs transformed a utilitarian object, complete with a burner, hot water pan, and silverplated food pan, into a whimsical sculptural statement with the addition of three cast rabbits that perch on the scrolled legs of the stand and peer with anticipation toward the lid and the contents it conceals.
Adapted from
- Charles Venable, DMA unpublished material, 1989.
- 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), 349.
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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), 349.
DMA unpublished material = Acquisition Checklist, February 9, 1989 (copy in Collections Records Object File)
fun fact source: 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), 349.
HAB, 10/3/17, updated geo x refs, removed TMS pending tag.
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Until 1989: Historical Design Collection, Inc. (Denis Gallion), New York, New York [1]
From 1989: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above [1]
[1] See Historical Design Collection, Inc. invoice (dated January 21, 1989, copy in Collections Records Object File).
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- Joseph Heinrichs used cast rabbits on other designs, including egg coddlers and pitchers.
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General Description
Copper and silversmith Joseph Heinrichs is listed in New York City directories from 1897, with locations at 928 Broadway Avenue and 227 West 29th Street. After 1910, directories tout his enterprise as the "best chafing dish and tea kettle store in existence." Sold in prominent retail stores throughout the United States, this chafing dish is one of Heinrich's most popular designs. Heinrichs transformed a utilitarian object, complete with a burner, hot water pan, and silverplated food pan, into a whimsical sculptural statement with the addition of three cast rabbits that perch on the scrolled legs of the stand and peer with anticipation toward the lid and the contents it conceals.
Adapted from
- Charles Venable, DMA unpublished material, 1989.
- 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), 349.
Fun Facts
- Joseph Heinrichs used cast rabbits on other designs, including egg coddlers and pitchers.
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Notes
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), 349.
DMA unpublished material = Acquisition Checklist, February 9, 1989 (copy in Collections Records Object File)
fun fact source: 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), 349.
HAB, 10/3/17, updated geo x refs, removed TMS pending tag.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1989: Historical Design Collection, Inc. (Denis Gallion), New York, New York [1]
From 1989: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above [1]
[1] See Historical Design Collection, Inc. invoice (dated January 21, 1989, copy in Collections Records Object File).
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