Designed by Jean George Theobald (American, active 1920s-30s)
Manufactured by Wilcox Silver Plate Company (American, 1867–1961), a division of International Silver Company
(American, founded 1898)
Meriden, Connecticut
Three-Piece Tea Set with Tray
INV-1541
Designed by Jean George Theobald (American, active 1920s-30s)
Manufactured by Wilcox Silver Plate Company (American, 1867–1961), a division of International Silver Company
(American, founded 1898)
Meriden, Connecticut1928
Three-Piece Tea Set with Tray
Designed by Jean George Theobald (American, active 1920s-30s) Manufactured by Wilcox Silver Plate Company (American, 1867–1961), a division of International Silver Company (American, founded 1898) Meriden, Connecticut →ModernismArt Decotea servicesilver
Date
1928
Medium
Silver-plated nickel, silver, and Bakelite
Dimensions
8.9 × 21.6 × 20.3 cm (3 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Bannerman Foundation Fund; through prior acquisition of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
The rise in apartment living in the 1920s created a need for smaller decorative objects such as this tea service, which could be easily cleaned and stored. Jean G. Theobald was hired by the Wilcox Silver Plate Company (a subsidiary of the International Silver Company) to produce a series of tea sets. Theobald’s imaginative, compact design is based on geometric shapes and combines the traditional elements of a tea service with the clean, simple lines and smooth surfaces of the Art Deco style.
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