Clemencia C. Cosio, Emery W. Todd, and others
Cream Pitcher and Sugar Bowl
1914
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- Designer: Clemencia C. Cosio
- Maker: Emery W. Todd
- Workshop: TC Shop
Cream Pitcher and Sugar Bowl
1914
Physical Qualities
Silver, gilt, Pitcher: 2 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (6.4 x 15.9 cm) Bowl: 2 3/8 x 5 9/16 in. (6 x 14.1 cm)
Credit Line
Given by the Board of Trustees and Staff in Honor of Constance R. Caplan, Chair, 1994-1997
Object Number
1997.131.1-2
Subtle ripples across this cream pitcher and sugar bowl capture the hammer marks of silversmith Emery W. Todd. Inside, a shimmering gold wash highlights his faceted surface. In 1910, Todd and designer Clemencia Cosio founded the TC Shop, which specialized in handwrought silver objects, flatware, and jewelry. Located in Chicago’s Fine Arts Building near the Art Institute of Chicago, their studio was housed within a vibrant circle of cutting-edge silversmiths working in the American Arts and Crafts tradition. These makers celebrated individual craftsmanship over the sleek planes and mass-produced forms of Machine-Age production.
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Sharon S. Darling, "Chicago Metalsmiths," Chicago: Chicago Historical Society, 1977, no. 81, p. 65.
Wendy Kaplan, "The Art that is Life": The Arts & Crafts Movement in America, 1875-1920," Boston: Museum of Fine Arts Boston & Little, Brown and Company, no. 48.
Wendy Kaplan, "The Art that is Life": The Arts & Crafts Movement in America, 1875-1920," Boston: Museum of Fine Arts Boston & Little, Brown and Company, no. 48.
Markings: 1997.131.1, Maker's stamp: "TC/ CHICAGO/ HAND WROUGHT/ STERLING" 1197.131.2, Maker's stamp: "TC/ CHICAGO/ HAND WROUGHT/ STERLING"
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