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Caravel

Place Setting
1957 (designed), 1967-1968 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jensen, Georg (makers)
Koppel, Henning (designer)
Place of origin
Denmark (made)

The cutlery pattern was named after the French passenger jet plane, Caravelle, which SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) had acquired. The pattern was extremely popular. It won a gold medal at the Milan Triennale in 1957 and in 1963 it won Koppel the prestigious Der golden Löffel (the golden spoon) award. Caravel is based on the same principles as Koppel's hollowware: smooth, with no ornamentation, but full of character.


Object details

Categories
Eating
Metalwork
Tableware & Cutlery
Object type
Place setting
Parts
This object consists of 7 parts.

  • Table Knife
  • Fork
  • Spoon
  • Knife (Culinary Tool)
  • Fork
  • Spoon
  • Butter Knife
Titles
  • Caravel (manufacturer's title)
  • no.111 (series title)
Materials and techniques
Silver and stainless steel
Silver
Stainless Steel
Forging
Brief description
Silver and stainless steel place setting comprising knife, fork and spoon, dessert spoon, luncheon knife and fork with butter knife, 'Caravel' designed by Henning Koppel for Jensen, Denmark, 1957
Physical description
Silver and stainless steel place setting comprising a knife, fork and spoon, dessert spoon, dessert knife and fork, and butter knife, from the 'Caravel' range. Tapered handles, the knife blades of stainless steel with a straight leading edge ending in a rounded tip, curved cutting edge. The fork and spoon with spreading shoulders and deep oval bowls, the fork with four tines. The butter knife, a flat strip of silver, tapered handle with a triangular blade, slightly dished.
Dimensions
  • Table knife length: 22cm
  • Table knife width: 2.6cm (maximum)
  • Table fork length: 19cm
  • Table fork width: 3.0cm (maximum)
  • Soup spoon length: 19.4cm
  • Soup spoon width: 4.4cm
  • Dessert knife length: 19.4cm
  • Dessert knife width: 2.2cm (maximum)
  • Dessert fork length: 17cm
  • Dessert fork width: 3.0cm (maximum)
  • Dessert spoon length: 17.3cm
  • Dessert spoon width: 4.1cm (maximum)
  • Butter knife length: 15.5cm
  • Butter knife width: 2.6cm (maximum)
Style
Modernist
Production typeUnlimited edition
Marks and inscriptions
  • george jensen denmark stainless (Etched along the top edge of each knife blade.)
  • Mark for Georg Jensen, STERLING DENMARK (On each handle)
  • Import marks for Georg Jensen Ltd, 925, and the date letter l for 1967-68 (On the table fork and butter knife)
  • Import marks for Georg Jensen Ltd, 925 and the date letter, m, for 1967-68 (On the soup spoon, dessert fork and dessert spoon.)
Credit line
Given by Georg Jensen
Object history
Winner of a gold medal at the Milan Triennale, 1957 and the German, Der Golden Löffel (the golden spoon) award in 1963.
Summary
The cutlery pattern was named after the French passenger jet plane, Caravelle, which SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) had acquired. The pattern was extremely popular. It won a gold medal at the Milan Triennale in 1957 and in 1963 it won Koppel the prestigious Der golden Löffel (the golden spoon) award. Caravel is based on the same principles as Koppel's hollowware: smooth, with no ornamentation, but full of character.
Bibliographic references
  • Two Centuries of Danish Design, Victoria and Albert Museum, Denmark, The Danish Society of Arts and Crafts and Industrial Design, 1968, pp.57 & 65. ill.
  • Niels-Jørgen Kaiser, The World of Henning Koppel, Copenhagen, Georg Jensen, 2000, pp.90-91. ill.
  • Viggo Sten Møller, Henning Koppel, Copenhagen, Rhodos, 1965, pp.36 & 49. ill.
  • Thomas C. Thulstruo, Georg Jensen, Silver & Design, Copenhagen, Gads Forlag, 2004, pp.140-41. ill. ISBN. 87-12-04130-0
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.4toF-1968

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Record createdJune 1, 2005
Record URL
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