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Artist:
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Georg Jensen
Georg Jensen
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Title:
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Sauce boat
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Date:
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1929
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Medium:
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Silver
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Dimensions:
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4 15/16 x 8 1/8 x 3 11/16in. (12.5 x 20.6 x 9.4cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of The Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Foundation
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Location:
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Gallery 350
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The founder of the celebrated Danish firm that bears his name, Jensen opened his first shop in 1904. He quickly established a reputation for high-quality craftsmanship opening shops in Berlin, Paris, London, and New York. He is best known for his blending of classical and Art Nouveau elements with modernist forms. In this set the ornate ladle handle complements the handle of the bowl, creating a repetition of forms when together.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Jensen, Georg
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Role:
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Maker
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Nationality:
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Danish
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Life Dates:
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Danish, 1866-1935
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Name:
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Georg Jensen
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Role:
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Maker
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Life Dates:
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1904-present
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Mark; Inscription [STERLING]/(crown)/oval [GEORG JENSEN] [177] oval [TO F.W. III AND M.G.L. FROM E.W. AND W.B.H. AND C
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Classification:
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Metalwork
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Physical Description:
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silver sauce boat unadorned body seated on a wreath and tapered oval base with eight studs at edge; handle formed by an opening seedling curled under back rim of boat; forms a set with .29.2 ladle
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Creation Place:
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Europe, Denmark, , , Copenhagen
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Accession #:
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99.195.21.1
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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