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Verd antique column in the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus (now the Küçuk Ayasofya Camii) in Istanbul, Turkey (527-536 CE). Eighteenth century verde antico bust, with an ancient Parian marble head of Agrippina minor, Rhode Island School of Design Museum. Sixth century verde antico Roman columns in Byzantium's Hagia Sophia
One of the most exhibited ISC design objects is the space-age looking urn designed by Eliel Saarinen (1934) for Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Company. [7] The urn was exhibited in the exhibition St. Louis Modern (2015–16) [ 10 ] and Cranbrook Goes to the Movies: Films and Their Objects, 1925–1975 (2014–15). [ 11 ]
Joseph A. Skinger (March 16, 1911 – January 1967) was an American metalsmith and sculptor of the 1950s and 1960s. [1] He practiced in Vermont, and as a craftsman his work in hand-wrought jewelry was primarily carried out in silver.
In 1994-95, Meriden Britannia was included in the Dallas Museum of Art's Silver in America, 1840-1940: A century of splendor exhibition, and in 1986-87 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition In pursuit of beauty: Americans and the Aesthetic Movement.
Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. was a cutlery and silver hollowware manufacturer in Wallingford, Connecticut, founded in 1866. [1] By c. 1895, the company operated large factories in Wallingford and Montreal, Canada. [2] In 1898, Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. became part of the International Silver Company headquartered in neighboring Meriden. [3]
The factory added to its products sterling goods and high-grade nickel-silver-plated ware, both flat and hollow. Still later, by experiment, Mr. Wallace devised a new process of manufacture from steel. It made a less bulky, firmer, and a lighter base for silver plating. Also in 1871, Wallace, his sons, and sons-in-law formed a new company.
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One of the most exhibited Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Company designs is the space-age looking urn designed by Eliel Saarinen (1934). [4] The urn was exhibited in St. Louis Modern (2015–16) [6] and Cranbrook Goes to the Movies: Films and Their Objects, 1925–1975 (2014–15). [7]