Sugar Bowl c. 1914
grantwood
3d sculpting
silver
egg art
3d printed part
jewelry design
retro 'vintage design
stoneware
wash background
ceramic
united-states
nostalgic styling
watercolour illustration
"Sugar Bowl" is a silver tea service designed by Grant Wood around 1914. The set, now housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, consists of a teapot, creamer, sugar bowl, and coffee pot. The smooth, rounded forms of the silver pieces and the subtle hammered texture give the set a refined and elegant look, typical of the Arts and Crafts movement. Wood's work in this period demonstrates his interest in traditional craft techniques and creating functional, beautiful objects.
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In 1914, the American regionalist painter Grant Wood and Kristopher Haga, a Norwegian silversmith, both students at the Kalo metalware shops in Chicago formed the Volund Craft Shops in Park Ridge, Illinois. The enterprise, named for the Norwegian god of silversmithing, only lasted eighteen months due to insufficient funds. The shops produced small gold and silver items such as jewelry, boxes, and buckles. Hollow ware forms such as this coffee and tea set were rare for the shop and it is among the most ambitious productions ever undertaken by Wood and Haga.
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