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Snail Spoon
This is a spoon. It was manufactured by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie. It is dated designed 1908, produced ca. 1915–27 and we acquired it in 1944. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
text from "Modern Flatware..." in Feeding Desire exhibition catalogue:
"In the early twentieth century, the Danish silversmith Georg Jensen pioneered an abstracted, yet natrualistic, vocabulary which helped set the course for Scandinavian modernism, as seen in pattersn such as "Acorn", designed in 1915 (figs. 12-14). In the 1920's Jensen began comissioning work from other progressive designers from Denmark and beyond. The company continued to flourish after Jensen's death in 1935."
This object was
donated by
Mrs. Neville J. Booker.
It is credited Gift of Mrs. Neville J. Booker.
Its dimensions are
L x W x D: 19.4 × 5.7 × 2.5 cm (7 5/8 in. × 2 1/4 in. × 1 in.)
It has the following markings
On reverse of stem, at handle join: [1] "50" printed [2] "GEORG JENSEN" stamped inside a cicular mark [3] "DENMARK STERLING" printed below
Cite this object as
Snail Spoon; Manufactured by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie (Denmark); Denmark; silver; L x W x D: 19.4 × 5.7 × 2.5 cm (7 5/8 in. × 2 1/4 in. × 1 in.); Gift of Mrs. Neville J. Booker; 1944-26-3
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
