Vase

Artist Marius Hammer (Norwegian, 1847-1927)

Dateabout 1900-1910

Dimensions8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)

Mediumsilver filigree, gilding, and enamel

ClassificationGlass

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

2006.16

Not on View

DescriptionPlique-a-jour technique.

Label TextWhile incorporating Scandinavian folk motifs, Norwegian silversmith and jeweler Marius Hammer’s vase elegantly expresses Scandinavian Art Nouveau design and represents a rare example of one of Hammer’s three-dimensional plique-à-jour pieces in an American collection (for an explanation of the plique-à-jour technique, see André Fernand Thesmar’s Bowl with Anemones).Published ReferencesHarrison, Stephen, Artistic Luxury: faberge Tiffany lalique, Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, 2008, p. 208, repr. (col.).

Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Museum of Art Masterworks, Toledo, 2009, p. 287, repr. (col.).