Spoon holder
Christopher Dresser (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Silver-plated brass, ebony
- Dimensions
- 5 11/16 × 6 1/8 in., 14.108oz. (14.4 × 15.6 cm, 400g)
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Purchase, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange, 1988
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Artistic Disciplines
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Design Both · 97%
The catalog identifies a functional decorative-arts object, and the image shows a deliberately constructed domestic design combining a bowl, supports, fittings, and a crossbar.
Visual Qualities
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Symmetrical Visual · 96%
The frontal arrangement has a centered forward leg and paired rear supports, with the bowl and upper crossbar organized around a strong bilateral axis.
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Geometric Visual · 94%
The design combines straight vertical supports, a horizontal cylindrical bar, circular fittings, angular feet, and a rounded bowl in a clearly geometric structure.
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Shiny/Glossy Visual · 93%
The silver-colored bowl, rim, supports, and fittings show strong reflected highlights and a polished glossy appearance.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the object to ca. 1878–81.
Geographic Regions
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British and Irish Art Metadata · 88%
The catalog identifies Christopher Dresser as British; this tag records the artist's geographic association rather than a definitive place of manufacture for the object.
Materials
Tableware, Vessels, and Objects
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Household Objects Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the object as a spoon holder, and the image shows a compact domestic object intended to hold utensils.
Source & rights
Christopher Dresser. Spoon holder. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.