Seven-Piece Tea and Coffee Service with En Suite Tray

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Georg Jensen Silversmithy and Georg Jensen

Seven-Piece Tea and Coffee Service with En Suite Tray

1934

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Georg Jensen Silversmithy and Georg Jensen

Seven-Piece Tea and Coffee Service with En Suite Tray

Manufacturer: Georg Jensen Silversmithy
Designer: Georg Jensen

Seven-Piece Tea and Coffee Service with En Suite Tray

1934

Physical Qualities Silver alloy, ivory, 1a-b (Covered Tea Pot): 7 x 7 1/2 x 5 x 3 1/2 Diam. in. (17.8 x 19.1 x 12.7 x 8.9 cm.) 2a-b (Covered Coffee Pot): 7 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 Diam. in. (19.7 x 22.2 x 14 x 10.2 cm.) 3a-b (Covered Hot Water Pot): 5 3/4 x 10 x 6 Diam. in. (14.6 x 25.4 x 15.2 cm.) 3c (Spirit Lamp): 2 H x 3 Diam. in. (5.1 x 7.6 cm.) 3d (Stand): 3 5/8 H x 5 1/16 Diam. in (9.2 x 12.9 cm.) 4 (Waste Bowl): 2 1/2 H x 4 3/4 Diam. in. (6.4 x 12.1 cm.) 5 (Creamer): 2 1/2 H x 4 Diam. in. (6.4 x 10.2 cm.) 6 (Covered Sugar Bowl): 4 5/8 H x 4 1/16 Diam. in. (11.7 x 10.3 cm.) 7 (Tray) 27 5/8 x 17 7/16 in. (70.2 x 44.3 cm.) 3d (Stand): 3 5/8 x 5 1/16 in. (9.2 x 12.9 cm.) 4 (Waste Bowl): 2 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (6.4 x 12.1 cm.) 5 (Creamer): 2 1/2 x 4 in. (6.4 x 10.2 cm.) 6a-b (Covered Sugar Bowl): 4 5/8 x 4 1/16 in. (11.7 x 10.3 cm.) 7 (Tray): 27 5/8 x 17 7/16 in. (70.2 x 44.3 cm.)

Credit Line Gift of the Family of Elizabeth Frank in Memory of Jerome David Frank and his Mother, Bess Rosenbaum Frank Wertheimer

Object Number 2008.143.1-7

Poised and gleaming, luxurious yet restrained silver service makes it easy to fathom Georg Jensen's profound impact on American silversmiths of the 20th century. The set is an important addition to the BMA's In A New Light campaign. Jensen's silver studio had been open only one year when, in 1905, he introduced his "Blossom" pattern. Linked to natural forms, the powerfully sculptural design has remianed popular to the present day. Our imposing tea and coffee service bears the initials of Bess Rosenbaum Wertheimer; mother-in-law of the donor. Born in Californiam, Bess was an accomplished musician who annually sent her Steinway piano east to the family's 1911 Adirondacks camp where musical gatherings were a regular event. After her first husband's death, Bess married a Wisconsin paper mill baron and traveled with him to Denmark in 1935. There, she visited the JKensen studio and acquired most of the set. Her daughter-in-law recalled, "Bess lover the theatre and visitng and entertaining friends so the silver service must have been a delight to her." Two pieces purchased by the family in the 1970s attest to the firm's ongoing insistence on the highest artistic standards established by their founder. The BMA has supplemented the Frank gift with a "Blossom" pattern tea strainer acquired in 1975.

The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2008; Elizabeth Frank, Baltimore

"In a New Light," BMA Today, Spring 2009, p. 10.

Inscribed: 1) Tea Pot - inscription on base B-R-W 1935 2) Coffee Pot B-R-W 1935 3) Hot Water Pot - inscription on base B-R-W 1935 4) Spirit Lamp None 5) Stand None 6) Waste Bowl B-R-W 1935 7) Cream Pot None 8) Covered Sugar Bowl None 9) Tray - inscription on base near handle B-R-W 1935

Markings: 1) Tea Pot - marked on base; lid unmarked 925.S STERLING [GJ] DENMARK 2C 2) Coffee Pot - marked on base; lid unmarked 925.S STERLING [GJ] DENMARK 2 C 3) Hot Water Pot - marked on base; lid unmarked 925.S STERLING [GJ] DENMARK 2D 4) Spirit Lamp - marked on base STERLING 5) Stand - marked on underside of top rung STERLING 6) Waste Bowl - marked on base 925.S STERLING [GJ] DENMARK 2 7) Cream Pot - marked on base DENMARK (Georg Jensen) STERLING 2 D 8) Covered Sugar Bowl - marked on base; lid unmarked DENMARK (Georg Jensen) STERLING 2 D 9) Tray - marked on base near handle 925.S DENMARK [GJ] STERLING 2 M

Manufacturer

Georg Jensen Silversmithy

1903–1903

Copenhagen, Denmark founded 1904

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Designer

Georg Jensen

1865–1934

Born: Copenhagen, Denmark 1866
Died: Copenhagen, Denmark 1935

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