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On View In:
Gallery 350
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Artist:
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Georg Jensen
Georg Jensen
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Title:
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Compote
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Date:
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1929 (designed in 1912)
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Medium:
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Sterling silver
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Dimensions:
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7 7/8 x 9 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (20 x 24.45 x 24.45 cm)
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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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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Jensen, Georg
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Role:
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Designer
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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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Stamps under foot at center: [DENMARK] (crown)/oval [GEORG JENSEN] [19B] oval [GI/925/5] [STERLING]
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Classification:
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Metalwork
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Physical Description:
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large unadorned bowl with scalloped rim alternating smooth and ribbed design, classical style foot tapering to an open work stem of stylized leaves and stems with flowers
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Creation Place:
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Europe, Denmark, , , Copenhagen
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Accession #:
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99.195.28
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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