Tray from Diament Tea Service
Jean G. Theobald (American, active 1920s-1930s), designer
Wilcox Silver Plate Co. & International Silver Company, Meriden, CT, established 1865, manufacturer

Details
Title
Tray from Diament Tea Service
Artist/Maker
Jean G. Theobald (American, active 1920s-1930s), designer
Wilcox Silver Plate Co. & International Silver Company, Meriden, CT, established 1865, manufacturer
Date
ca. 1928
Medium
Silver-plated nickel and Bakelite
Dimensions
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Credit
Purchase with funds from the Decorative Arts Acquisition Trust
Accession #
1999.91.1
With its smooth walls of silver-plated nickel, geometric elements, and mounts of black Bakelite, this coffee set is a spectacular and quintessential expression of the early Machine Age aesthetic of 1920s America. It is one of three compact services designed by Jean G. Theobald—all of them silver-plated for cost-effectiveness—for an urban market, specifically targeting females with sophisticated, modern taste. Wilcox Silver Plate Company was a subsidiary of the International Silver Company of Meriden, Connecticut, one of the first American silver firms to embrace the modern aesthetic already en vogue in Europe.
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