Covered Soup Tureen and Ladle

Manufacturer Manufactured by Marshall Field & Company Craft Shop American

ca. 1915

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 706

Around 1904, Chicago’s Marshall Field and Company established a department for silver and jewelry on the tenth floor of its State Street department store. In a fully equipped workshop, metalsmiths combined traditional craft techniques with modern machine processes to meet growing public demand. This bold tureen and the accompanying ladle, each adorned with an elaborate interlaced monogram, reflect the firm’s penchant for heavily hammered surfaces.

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Provenance

Title: Covered Soup Tureen and Ladle
Manufacturer: Manufactured by Marshall Field & Company Craft Shop (ca. 1904–ca. 1950)
Date: ca. 1915
Geography: Made in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Silver
Credit Line: Gift, Silver & Metalwork of the Twentieth Century from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection, 2009
Object Number: 2009.149a–c
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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