Creamer, from Three-Piece Tea Service / Wiener Werkstätte
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.88.3
- Title
- Creamer, from Three-Piece Tea Service
- Artist
- Wiener Werkstätte
- Artist Nationality
- Austrian
- Medium and Support
- silver on bone handles and finials
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1905-1915
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Austria (nation)
- Vienna state (state)
- Vienna (inhabited place)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Austria (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Vienna state (state)
- Creation Place 4
- Vienna (inhabited place)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. William Muschenheim
- Dimensions
- 5 cm x 13.5 cm x 8 cm (1 15/16 in. x 5 5/16 in. x 3 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Primary Object Type
- tea service
- Secondary Object Classification
- Silver
- Secondary Object Type
- creamer
- Physical Description
- One of a three-piece tea service, the creamer is a small silver container with a lobed shape, a simple spout, and a bone handle positioned at a right angle to the handle. The handle is carved into four lobes to match the body of the vessel. The surface of the silver is not glassy-smooth; it has a hand-worked, hammered surface. The overall design impression is of satisfying geometric proportions with a slightly organic feel.
- Subject Matter
- The crafts produced by the Weiner Werkstätte in Vienna were developed to reintroduce the aesthetic of hand-made works in a period of mass-produced wares. The workshop focused on creating jewelry, fabrics, ceramic, pottery, and furniture; their style was one of beautiful and simple modern design and outstanding craftsmanship. Their work was made for a select audience rather than for mass consumption.
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1152 x 640
- File Size
- 33 KB
- Record
- 1979/2.88.3
- Link to this Item
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"Creamer, from Three-Piece Tea Service; Wiener Werkstätte." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1979-sl-2.88.3/1979_2.88.3.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.