Object Details
Designer
Jean-Emile Puiforcat, French, 1897–1945
Retailer
Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, American
Description
Silver tea and coffee service comprised of eleven pieces monogrammed “LMW.” Angular and reflective, pieces rest on geometric feet and the application of their rosewood handles, finials and accents is visible in the finished product.
Credit Line
Lent by Dallas Museum of Art, The Patsy Lacy Griffith Collection, gift of Patsy Lacy Griffith by exchange, 2002.17.1-.7
Date
ca. 1925
Accession Number
35.2016.7a/f
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
metalwork
Exhibitions
Tea and Coffee Service
Medium
Silver and rosewood
Dimensions
Kettle: 21.59 x 22.225 x 24.13 cm (8 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.), Teapot: 12.065 x 17.78 x 11.748 cm (4 3/4 x 7 x 4 5/8 in.), Coffeepot: 18.415 x 15.24 x 9.684 cm (7 1/4 x 6 x 3 13/16 in.), Creamer: 8.573 x 9.208 x 5.08 cm (3 3/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 in.), Waste bowl: 6.668 x 11.43 x 8.255 cm (2 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.), Sugar bowl: 9.525 x 12.065 x 9.684 cm (3 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 3 13/16 in.)
made in
France
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_35.2016.7a_f