A silver compote dish on a decorated silver base.
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

The silver dish is oval with ends that slope down to the center. The base is round with a roughly finished surface and a raised design of figures performing activities with various types of tools. The dish is engraved with the words Rochester Institute of Technology School for American Craftsmen in appreciation of the Charlotte Fredericks Mowris Professorship in Contemporary Crafts first Conferred on Hans Christensen 1976.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2017.181
People
Hans Christensen, Danish (Copenhagen, Denmark 1924 - 1983 Henrietta, NY)
Title
Presentation Compote
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 1976
Culture
Danish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/359483

Location

Location
Level 2, Room 2340, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, The Silver Cabinet: Art and Ritual, 1600–1850
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Sterling silver
Dimensions
16.5 × 19.7 cm (6 1/2 × 7 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Freeman's Auctions, PA], sold; to [Spencer Marks, Ltd., Southampton, MA ], (2016-2017), sold; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2017.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the Estate of Margaret F. Schroeder, by exchange
Accession Year
2017
Object Number
2017.181
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2340 Cabinet Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/25/2019 - 06/02/2025

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