Seven-Piece Tea and Coffee Service with En Suite Tray
1934
Physical QualitiesSilver alloy, ivory, 1a-b (Covered Tea Pot): 7 x 7 1/2 x 5 x 3 1/2 Diam. in. (17.8 x 19.1 x 12.7 x 8.9 cm.)
2a-b (Covered Coffee Pot): 7 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 Diam. in. (19.7 x 22.2 x 14 x 10.2 cm.)
3a-b (Covered Hot Water Pot): 5 3/4 x 10 x 6 Diam. in. (14.6 x 25.4 x 15.2 cm.)
3c (Spirit Lamp): 2 H x 3 Diam. in. (5.1 x 7.6 cm.)
3d (Stand): 3 5/8 H x 5 1/16 Diam. in (9.2 x 12.9 cm.)
4 (Waste Bowl): 2 1/2 H x 4 3/4 Diam. in. (6.4 x 12.1 cm.)
5 (Creamer): 2 1/2 H x 4 Diam. in. (6.4 x 10.2 cm.)
6 (Covered Sugar Bowl): 4 5/8 H x 4 1/16 Diam. in. (11.7 x 10.3 cm.)
7 (Tray) 27 5/8 x 17 7/16 in. (70.2 x 44.3 cm.)
3d (Stand): 3 5/8 x 5 1/16 in. (9.2 x 12.9 cm.)
4 (Waste Bowl): 2 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (6.4 x 12.1 cm.)
5 (Creamer): 2 1/2 x 4 in. (6.4 x 10.2 cm.)
6a-b (Covered Sugar Bowl): 4 5/8 x 4 1/16 in. (11.7 x 10.3 cm.)
7 (Tray): 27 5/8 x 17 7/16 in. (70.2 x 44.3 cm.)
Credit LineGift of the Family of Elizabeth Frank in Memory of Jerome David Frank and his Mother, Bess Rosenbaum Frank Wertheimer
Object Number2008.143.1-7
Poised and gleaming, luxurious yet restrained silver service makes it easy to fathom Georg Jensen's profound impact on American silversmiths of the 20th century. The set is an important addition to the BMA's In A New Light campaign. Jensen's silver studio had been open only one year when, in 1905, he introduced his "Blossom" pattern. Linked to natural forms, the powerfully sculptural design has remianed popular to the present day. Our imposing tea and coffee service bears the initials of Bess Rosenbaum Wertheimer; mother-in-law of the donor. Born in Californiam, Bess was an accomplished musician who annually sent her Steinway piano east to the family's 1911 Adirondacks camp where musical gatherings were a regular event. After her first husband's death, Bess married a Wisconsin paper mill baron and traveled with him to Denmark in 1935. There, she visited the JKensen studio and acquired most of the set. Her daughter-in-law recalled, "Bess lover the theatre and visitng and entertaining friends so the silver service must have been a delight to her."
Two pieces purchased by the family in the 1970s attest to the firm's ongoing insistence on the highest artistic standards established by their founder. The BMA has supplemented the Frank gift with a "Blossom" pattern tea strainer acquired in 1975.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2008; Elizabeth Frank, Baltimore
AMW Reinstallation 2014
American Wing Rotations 2020
American Wing Rotations 2021
American Wing Rotations 2022
"In a New Light," BMA Today, Spring 2009, p. 10.
Inscribed: 1) Tea Pot - inscription on base
B-R-W
1935
2) Coffee Pot
B-R-W
1935
3) Hot Water Pot - inscription on base
B-R-W
1935
4) Spirit Lamp
None
5) Stand
None
6) Waste Bowl
B-R-W
1935
7) Cream Pot
None
8) Covered Sugar Bowl
None
9) Tray - inscription on base near handle
B-R-W
1935
Markings: 1) Tea Pot - marked on base; lid unmarked
925.S
STERLING [GJ] DENMARK
2C
2) Coffee Pot - marked on base; lid unmarked
925.S
STERLING [GJ] DENMARK
2
C
3) Hot Water Pot - marked on base; lid unmarked
925.S
STERLING [GJ] DENMARK
2D
4) Spirit Lamp - marked on base
STERLING
5) Stand - marked on underside of top rung
STERLING
6) Waste Bowl - marked on base
925.S
STERLING [GJ] DENMARK
2
7) Cream Pot - marked on base
DENMARK (Georg Jensen) STERLING
2 D
8) Covered Sugar Bowl - marked on base; lid unmarked
DENMARK (Georg Jensen) STERLING
2
D
9) Tray - marked on base near handle
925.S
DENMARK [GJ] STERLING
2
M
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