This strangely expressive and elegant serving dish was likely made for fish; it is shaped like a giant shell, its handles resembling the mouth of a sea creature.
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Dimensions:a) H. 2-15/16, L. 16-3/16, W. 12 inches b) H. 3-1/16, L. 16-1/2, W. 12 inches (7.8 x 41.9 x 30.5 cm)
Classification:Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line:Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1961
Accession Number:61.7.11ab
Marking: (underside of dish): DESSIN / HK / DENMARK / STERLING / GEORG JENSEN [encircled] / 1083
Danish Society of Arts and Crafts and Industrial Design, Copenhagen (until 1961; sold to MMA)
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Arts of Denmark: Viking to Modern," October 15, 1960–January 8, 1961, no. 186.
Art Institute of Chicago. "The Arts of Denmark: Viking to Modern," February 17–April 2, 1961, no. 186.
Minneapolis. Walker Art Center. "The Arts of Denmark: Viking to Modern," May 7–June 18, 1961, no. 186.
San Francisco. M. H. de Young Memorial Museum. "The Arts of Denmark: Viking to Modern," Summer 1961, no. 186.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Modern Design: 1890–1990," April 21–November 22, 1992, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Modern Metalwork in The Metropolitan Museum of Art," June 1, 1993–April 3, 1994, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "A Century of Design, Part III: 1950–1975," November 28, 2000–May 27, 2001, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Classic/Fantastic: Selections from the Modern Design Collection," December 21, 2007–April 5, 2009, no catalogue.
R. Craig Miller. Modern Design in The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1890–1990. New York, 1990, pp. 204–5, ill. (color).
Grace Glueck. "Design Review: From Curvy Organic Shapes to Hip and Playful Pop." New York Times (December 1, 2000), p. E36, calls it a "covered casserole dish".
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