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Designer Georg Jensen (Danish, 1866–1935)Danish, 1866–1935

MakerMade by Georg Jensen Silversmithy(Danish, established 1904)Danish, established 1904

CultureDanish

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DateDesigned 1911, made c. 1945

PlaceCopenhagen, Denmark

MediumSterling silver and moonstones

DimensionsOverall: 5 1/16 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (12.9 × 8.9 × 8.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Object number2013.356

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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceGeorg Jensen Sølvsmedie, Inc. before 1981; Texas Commerce Bank, purchased at Juvenile Diabetes Foundation auction, 1981; JP Morgan Chase; MFAH 2013.
Published References Olsen, Ivan Munk. Sølvsmeden Georg Jensen. Copenhagen: Arthur Jensens, 1937, pp.53. Drucker, Janet. Georg Jensen: A Tradition of Splendid Silver. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1997. Taylor, David A. and Jason W. Laskey. Georg Jensen Holloware: The Silver Fund Collection. Belgium: Snoek-Ducaju & Zoon, 2003. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Maker's marks stamped onto bottom: DENMARK; GEORG JENSON (encircled with dots); STERLING;
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