Cream Pitcher
Artist
Kurt J. Matzdorf(American, born Germany, 1922–2008)American, born Germany, 1922–2008
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Cream Pitcher
Datec. 1960
Made inNew Paltz, New York, United States
MediumSterling silver
Dimensions3 7/8 × 4 1/8 × 2 3/8 in., 8oz. (9.8 × 10.5 × 6 cm)
Credit LineMargo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection, gift of Margo Grant Walsh
Object number2014.10
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryPortland Art Museum, 2002.
“Collecting by Design: Silver and Metalwork of the Twentieth Century,” San Francisco Airport Museums, February 5–August 5, 2007.
Published References Matzdorf. New Paltz, NY: The College Art Gallery, 1969. The founding Masters: the 1988 Conference of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, Skidmore College, June 16, 17, and 18, 1988. Saratoga Springs, NY: Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College, 1988. Metcalf, Bruce, “Master Metalsmith: Kurt Matzdorf,” American Craft 1, no.4 (September 1981): 16-21. Buonaccorsi, Jim and LeeAnn Mitchell. “American Masters of Hollowware in the late 20th Century,” Metalsmith 17, no.4 (September 1997):41. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on the handle “Handwrought,” “KM,” and “Sterling”
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