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Kevin Tucker

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iconnumber posted 01-03-2007 02:43 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Kevin Tucker     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The Dallas Museum of Art has opened a new silver gallery dedicated to its renowned holdings of 19th and early 20th century industrially produced American silver. Included in this gallery are over 100 examples of holloware and flatware by many of leading firms of the era -- as well as select masterpieces such as Tiffany's "buffalo" humidor for Lionel Walter Rothchild and Gorham's magnificent silver dressing table and stool made especially for the Paris Exposition of 1900.

If you have not been to the museum in recent months, do stop by to see these and other exciting new additions to the American galleries.

Regards,

Kevin W. Tucker
The Margot B. Perot Curator of Decorative Arts and Design
Dallas Museum of Art

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June Martin
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iconnumber posted 01-03-2007 09:46 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for June Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thank you, Kevin, for letting us know and welcome to the forums.

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doc

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iconnumber posted 05-04-2007 07:58 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for doc     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks to Kevin's recommendation here, I spent the afternoon yesterday at the Dallas Museum of Art and the collection is amazing! The collection is beautifully displayed and holds some spectacular pieces-I think my favorite is the Gorham ice cream bowl shaped like an iceberg with polar bears on it! However, I also really enjoyed seeing some of Dr. Bennett's fish slice collection. Very nicely done, Kevin!

The rest of the museum is worth the visit as well.

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jersey

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iconnumber posted 05-06-2007 03:37 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for jersey     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hello Kevin!
May I also welcome you to the forums. Wish I could get to the Museum to see it.
Re the Gorham Ice Bowl doc refers to, is that the one in the book Silver in America by Venable & organized by your museum? I too love that piece, it is truly magnificent. I have 3 questions about the piece. 1. Were many made or was it a limited production? 2. Are they Polar Bears (as we know them today), or Pre-historic Polar Bears?
3. What is the size?
Thank you for listening, and again it's nice to have you here.
Jersey

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doc

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iconnumber posted 05-08-2007 07:48 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for doc     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Jersey:

Kevin can come on and correct me or add additional information, but I can try to answer 2 of 3 of your questions. I don't have Venable's book, but I am going to look for it.

The polar bears were somewhat stylized but to my mind looked like today's polar bears.

As for the measurements, it was not all that large-perhaps 9-10 inches in diameter. I was actually struck by the relatively small size of it compared to the "mass of the design", which made it even more interesting. Obviously, here's where Kevin can be more precise!

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jersey

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iconnumber posted 05-08-2007 10:22 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for jersey     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hello Doc!
Thank you so much for your response. I am so stunned at the relatively small size of it. In the book it did look huge. I still love it either way,including the polar bears whatever kind they are. If I were lucky enough to come across the piece however I would love to have more than one. In the book there is a Tiffany piece on the other side of the page with Indians that's also a stunner. Did you see that one as well? If so was that small too?
BTW The book is gorgeous, you should get it. Try the library that's where I got mine from. Now that I've seen it I will have to go buy it. My son had given me a gift certificate to a special bookstore in NYC that I have yet to use. Maybe they will have it.
Thanks again for your reply.
Enjoy the day!
Jersey

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Ulysses Dietz
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iconnumber posted 05-14-2007 02:46 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ulysses Dietz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Another curator heard from! Huzzah!
In answer to one of the questions, the ice bowl in question (at Dallas) was purchased for Dallas by Charles Venable from (if I'm not mistaken) from the Sam Wagstaff sale, and it was the first of its kind known at the time. Since then several have turned up and ended up in Museum collections. Ice bowls were sort of a hot ticket in the 1860s-70s, due to polar exploration and the development of a commercial ice industry (i.e. keeping ice from melting all summer after cutting it from ponds in winter). I still covet one of these for Newark.

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