Flatware Place Setting Flatware Place Setting, 1901

This is a flatware place setting. It was designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich and manufactured by Clarfeld & Springmeyer. It is dated 1901 and we acquired it in 2019. Its medium is metal, silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Andrew van Styn. It is credited Gift of Andrew Van Styn from the estate of Don Magner.

Its dimensions are

L x W x D (small fork a): 18.4 × 1.9 × 1.9 cm (7 1/4 × 3/4 × 3/4 in.) L x W x D (small fork b): 18.4 × 1.9 × 1.9 cm (7 1/4 × 3/4 × 3/4 in.) L x W x D (large fork a): 22.2 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm (8 3/4 in. × 1 in. × 3/4 in.) L x W x D (large fork b): 22.2 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm (8 3/4 in. × 1 in. × 3/4 in.) L x W x D (large knife a): 25.4 × 2.2 × 1 cm (10 in. × 7/8 in. × 3/8 in.) L x W x D (large knife b): 25.4 × 2.2 × 1 cm (10 in. × 7/8 in. × 3/8 in.) L x W x D (small knife a): 21.6 × 1.9 × 0.6 cm (8 1/2 × 3/4 × 1/4 in.) L x W x D (small knife b): 21.6 × 1.9 × 0.6 cm (8 1/2 × 3/4 × 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

On the handle of salad fork (a): [1] "40", stamped [2] "GRAMM", stamped [3] small circle conected to a larger semi-circle by a triangle, stamped (factory mark) On the handle of sald fork (b): [1] "40", stamped [2] "GRAMM", stamped [3] small circle conected to a larger semi-circle by a triangle, stamped (factory mark) On the handle of dinner fork (a): [1] "80", stamped [2] "GRAMM", stamped [3] small circle conected to a larger semi-circle by a triangle, stamped (factory mark) On the handle of dinner fork (b): [1] "80", stamped [2] "GRAMM", stamped [3] small circle conected to a larger semi-circle by a triangle, stamped (factory mark) On the hanle of dinner knife (a): [1] "18", stamped On the blade of dinner knife (a): [1] the letter "S" within an oval, stamped On the hanle of dinner knife (b): [1] "18", stamped On the blade of dinner knife (b): [1] the letter "S" within an oval, stamped On the handle of salad knife (a): [1] "12", stamped On the blade of salad knife (a): [1] the letter "S" within an oval, stamped On the handle of salad knife (b): [1] "12", stamped On the blade of salad knife (b): unmarked