Object Details
Artist
Michael Banner, born Kalamazoo, MI 1939
Maureen Banner, born Chicago, IL 1946
Luce Center Label
In Tea Service the teapot establishes the form echoed in the creamer and sugar bowl. The trapezoidal form of the body reveals Maureen Banner’s background as a potter, while the gently twisted handles evoke the growth and animation of an organism or an elegant plant. The cloisonné enameling in the lids creates multicolored reflections, while the rosewood punctuates the liquid flow of the silver.
Luce Object Quote
“We’re drawn to round forms that move and flow . . . for us, the vessel has to be a body with warm, rounder shapes.” Michael Banner, quoted in Metalsmith, Summer 2001
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance
Copyright
© 1991, Michael and Maureen Banner
Date
1991
Object number
1994.78.1A-B
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Decorative Arts
Crafts
Medium
hollow formed, cut, hammered, annealed, soldered, and polished sterling silver, rosewood, and cloisonné enamel
Dimensions
overall: 11 7/8 x 6 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. (30.2 x 16.3 x 9.6 cm)
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Department
Renwick Gallery
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Object\other\dish
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1994.78.1A-B