Artist
Marie Zimmermann(American, 1878–1972)American, 1878–1972
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Presentation Bowl
Date1925
MediumSterling silver
Dimensions4 3/4 × 11 in. diameter (12.1 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Cecily E. Horton
Object number2014.814
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History“Silver: An American Art—Selections from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 30–February 15, 2015.
"The Jazz Age: Art and Decoration in 1920s America," Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, April 7–August 20, 2017; Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, September 30, 2017–January 14, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on inside of bowl: WILLIAM WEAVER HEATON / WITH KIND REMEMBRANCE ON HIS / 80TH BIRTHDAY AND BEST WISHES FOR / HIS HEALTH AND HAPPINESS / FROM YOUR FRIENDS ON THE / NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE / MAY 30 1925
Stamped on the bottom of the bowl: M. ZIMMERMAN / MAKER / [hallmark] / STERLING
Stamped on the bottom of the bowl: M. ZIMMERMAN / MAKER / [hallmark] / STERLING
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