Covered Platter

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Covered Platter

1928-1930

Designed by Yngve Olsson (American (born Sweden), 1896–1970) Made for The Kalo Shop, Chicago (1900–1970)

This covered platter is one of the earliest pieces of American silver produced in the Swedish style. Yngve Olsson designed it for The Kalo Shop, which specialized in highly-refined, hand-hammered designs, in 1914, probably as a private commission. Such designs were popular, and Olsson supervised the shop's later "Norse" patterns of the late 1920s and 1930s.

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Object Details

Titles:

Covered Platter

Date:

1928-1930

Artists:

Designed by Yngve Olsson (American (born Sweden), 1896–1970) Made for The Kalo Shop, Chicago (1900–1970)

Medium:

Silver, ebony

Dimensions:

Overall: 5 1/2 x 17 1/8 x 10 11/16 inches (14 x 43.5 x 27.1 cm) Platter: 7/8 x 17 1/8 x 10 11/16 inches (2.2 x 43.5 x 27.1 cm) Lid: 5 x 15 15/16 x 9 1/2 inches (12.7 x 40.5 x 24.1 cm) Weight: 70 ounces 1 dwt

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Edgar Viguers Seeler Fund and the Elizabeth Wandell Smith Fund, 1990

Accession Number:

1990-89-1a,b

Geography:

Made in Chicago, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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