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Accession number |
1995.130 |
Object Identification Number |
1995.130.001b |
Object Name |
Holder |
Donor |
Mollett, Margrete |
Description |
This silver glass holder has a round base. The fixture is made up of two ornate metal leaves with lines in them to seem realistic. They are curved to make a round shape in which to hold a glass. The leaves are reflections of one another, the top tips both curving outward. Because the leaves do not touch at every point, you are able to see through the holder and out the other side. The handle is an ornate half heart shape. On the bottom of the base is the maker's mark: "REED & BARTON / STERLING / X119". About the words is a timeglass symbol. For this company, the timeglass symbol meant this piece was made in 1953. |
Dimensions |
H-4 Dia-3 inches |
Made By |
Reed & Barton Sterling |
Creation Date |
1953 |
Place Of Origin |
USA/MA |
Owned By |
Jacobsen, Alma Alfreida Schaltz/Mollett, Margrete |
Used By |
Jacobsen, Alma Alfreida Schaltz |
Material |
Silver |
Associated People |
Jacobsen, Alma Alfreida Schaltz Mollett, Margrete Georg Jensen A. Allyn |
Search Terms |
Jacobsen, Alma Alfreida Schaltz Mollett, Margrete glass tea glass glass holder Reed & Barton Sterling Georg Jensen A. Allyn |
Provenance |
This item goes with ID#1995.130.001a. Alma Alfreida Schaltz Jacobsen was the donor's mother. Alma's father died when she was five, and her mother died around 1913 before Alma immigrated to the United States. She first worked in Copenhagen and then was sponsored by a friend for her fare from Aalborg to America. Alma came by herself to Williams Bay, Wisconsin. Alma wanted to have a glass and holder for her hot tea that had a beautiful amber color. This one was made especially for her by Georg Jensen at his request. *The Danish Immigrant Museum received a sketch of this tea glass and holder inside a Georg Jensen brand pouch, which was inside an envelope addressed to Georg Jensen from an A. Allyn. There is no evidence that the envelope was ever sent to Georg Jensen, or if it was, how the donor was able to obtain the envelope, pouch, and sketch. We also have no further information on file of an A. Allyn. *The maker's mark on the bottom of the holder identifies that the holder was manufactured in 1953. Through research, the Museum discovered that this contradicts with the information the Museum received that Alma Jacobsen had this tea glass and holder made for her personally by Georg Jensen. This is because Georg Jensen's year of death was in 1935, eighteen years before the holder was made. It is probable that the holder was made by the Georg Jensen brand, which is now an international company. |
Images |
034\1995130001b.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
10/17/1995 |