The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Tongs

Tongs

c. 1910
designed by
(American, 1872–1939)
made at
(American)
Overall: 14.5 x 1.9 x 4.5 cm (5 11/16 x 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)

Description

This tea and coffee service was designed for production by the Rokesley Shop, a collaborative group working at Louis Rorimer’s studio. Reacting against industrial mass production, Rorimer emphasized inventive design in finely crafted objects.
  • Mrs. Louise Rorimer Dushkin, New York.
  • Johnston, Phillip M. Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 133
  • Bringing Modernism Home: Ohio Decorative Arts, 1890-1960. Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH (organizer) (January 28-April 17, 2005).
    Columbus Museum of Art (1/28/2005 - 4/17/2005): "Bringing Modernism Home, Ohio Decorative Arts, 1890-1960", ex. cat. no. 10, p. 35.
    William H. Robinson and David Steinberg, Transformations in Cleveland Art 1796-1946 Community and Diversity in Early Modern America (The Cleveland Museum of Art/Ohio Univesity Press), p. 167, fig.178, p. 249.
  • {{cite web|title=Tongs|url=false|author=Louis Rorimer, Rokesley Shop|year=c. 1910|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1991.314.6