Philip Paval
Coffee Set with Tray
1946
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Philip Paval
Coffee Set with Tray
1946
Physical Qualities
Silver, ivory, 1a (Pot): 9 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 2 13/16 in. (23.2 x 14 x 7.1 cm)
2a (Sugar bowl): 5 3/16 x 4 11/16 x 2 1/2 in. (13.2 x 11.9 x 6.4 cm)
3a (Creamer): 5 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 9/16 in. (13.3 x 11.4 x 6.5 cm)
4a (Tray): 3/4 x 8 3/8 x 14 1/2 in. (1.9 x 21.3 x 36.8 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased as the gift of the Richard C. von Hess Foundation, Columbia, Pennsylvania
Object Number
2004.68.1-4
Ovoid, columnar-form silver coffee pot with applied handle and self-spout, covered sugar bowl, and covered creamer, with stepped finials - including ivory spheres - and stepped, floral-adorned bases. Tray of rectangular form has flared sides, hammered surface treatment, and applied smooth rectangular handles.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2004; Argentum, San Francisco, California; Collection Philip Paval, Hollywood, California
"Paval: Autobiography of a Hollywood Artist," Gunther Press, 1968, ill.
"Bringing Art to Life," The Baltimore Museum of Art, Annual Report 2005, no. 5, ill.
Markings: Coffee pot, sugar bowl and creamer: "P/P/PAVAL/STERLING" and "PAVAL/STERLING." Tray: "PAVAL/STERLING"
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Willow Brook/Case 3
