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1912

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1944

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Spoon with Pierced Bowl Spoon

This is a spoon. It was designed by Georg Arthur Jensen and manufactured by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie. It is dated designed 1912, produced after 1944 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 naturalistic, vocabulary which helped set the course for Scandinavian modernism, as seen in patterns 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.

  • Model #242 Bowl
  • raised and cast silver.
  • Gift of Anonymous Donor.
  • 1986-109-1

Its dimensions are

L x W x D: 22.2 × 6.8 × 4.2 cm (8 3/4 × 2 11/16 × 1 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

On reverse of stem: [1] "141", stamped (model number) [2] "GEORG JENSEN" stamped inside a circular mark (maker's mark) [3] "STERLING" over "DENMARK", stamped

Cite this object as

Spoon with Pierced Bowl Spoon; Designed by Georg Arthur Jensen (Danish, 1866–1935); Manufactured by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie (Denmark); Denmark; silver; L x W x D: 22.2 × 6.8 × 4.2 cm (8 3/4 × 2 11/16 × 1 5/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. Neville J. Booker; 1944-26-2

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.

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