|
Artist:
|
Paul Follot
Christofle
|
|
Title:
|
Coffee pot, from a five-piece coffee and tea set
|
|
Date:
|
c. 1904
|
|
Medium:
|
Silver-plated brass
|
|
Dimensions:
|
8 x 12 x 5 in. (20.32 x 30.48 x 12.7 cm)
|
|
Credit Line:
|
Gift of funds from the Decorative Arts Council with proceeds from the 2004 Antiques Show and Sale and the 2003 Art Nouveau Excursion
|
|
Location:
|
Gallery 352
|
This coffee and tea set is frequently cited as Paul Follotâs most daring design. The five-piece service actually fuses Art Nouveau, Modernism, and even bears resemblance to Gothic armor. The compelling way in which the metal resembles stretched fabric also anticipates elements of Surrealism. While appearing remarkably avant-garde for its time, the design is perhaps less startling knowing Follot designed textiles throughout his career. Follot later designed many opulent Art Deco interiors and furnishings and in 1923 became director of the design studio for the grand Parisian store, Bon Marché.
|
Artist/Creator(s)
|
|
|
Name:
|
Christofle
|
|
Role:
|
Retailer
|
|
Life Dates:
|
Paris, France, est. 1845
|
| |
|
Name:
|
Follot, Paul
|
|
Nationality:
|
French
|
|
Life Dates:
|
French, 1877-1941
|
| |
Object Description
|
|
|
Inscriptions:
|
Signature, Inscription and Marks
on bottom, incised: [2] near foot, incised: [Follot] on bottom, stamped: three illegible marks
|
|
Classification:
|
Metalwork
|
|
Physical Description:
|
Art Nouveau style; sweeping foliate or thistle-like ribbed decoration; long spout; hinged cover silver-plated brass
|
|
Creation Place:
|
, France, , ,
|
|
Accession #:
|
2005.1.1
|
|
Owner:
|
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
|
|
