Tea Service: Sugar Bowl

Maureen Banner, Michael Banner, Tea Service: Sugar Bowl, 1991, hollow formed, cut, hammered, annealed, filed, soldered, and polished sterling silver and cloisonné enamel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1994.78.2A-B, © 1991, Michael and Maureen Banner
Copied Michael Banner, Maureen Banner, Tea Service: Sugar Bowl, 1991, hollow formed, cut, hammered, annealed, filed, soldered, and polished sterling silver and cloisonné enamel, overall: 2 1⁄4 x 3 3⁄8 x 2 7⁄8 in. (5.8 x 8.6 x 7.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1994.78.2A-B, © 1991, Michael and Maureen Banner

Artwork Details

Title
Tea Service: Sugar Bowl
Artists
Date
1991
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: 2 1⁄4 x 3 3⁄8 x 2 7⁄8 in. (5.8 x 8.6 x 7.4 cm)
Copyright
© 1991, Michael and Maureen Banner
Credit Line
Gift of the James Renwick Alliance
Mediums
Mediums Description
hollow formed, cut, hammered, annealed, filed, soldered, and polished sterling silver and cloisonné enamel
Classifications
Keywords
  • Object — other — dish
Object Number
1994.78.2A-B
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1994.78.2A-B

Artwork Description

In Tea Service the teapot establishes the form echoed in the creamer and sugar bowl. The trapezoidal form of the body reveals Maureen Banner's background as a potter, while the gently twisted handles evoke the growth and animation of an organism or an elegant plant. The cloisonne enameling in the lids creates multicolored reflections, while the rosewood punctuates the liquid flow of the silver.