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Creamer

ca. 1904 (made)
Artist/Maker
Follot, Paul (designer)
Place of origin
France (made)

Paul Follot (1877-1941) was a talented designer who worked successfully in a wide variety of media. In the early 1900s, he began to design in an Art Nouveau style which became gradually simplified after he studied Neo-classical sources. His style, as displayed in this silver creamer, was characterised by a sumptuous elegance which resisted the austerity of pure neo-classicism. Follot made a significant contribution to the Paris 1925 Exhibition and continued to work until well into the 1930s.


Object details

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Metalwork
Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
SCRAN
Object type
Creamer
Materials and techniques
Electroplated silver on nickel silver
Brief description
Creamer, electroplate, designed by Paul Follot, France, ca. 1904.
Dimensions
  • Length: 14.5cm
  • Height: 10cm
Style
Art Nouveau
Gallery label
  • 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900' Follot was a talented designer who worked successfully in a wide variety of media. In the early 1900s, he began to design in an Art Nouveau style which became gradually simplified after he studied neo-classical sources. He made a significant contribution to the Paris 1925 Exhibition and continued to work until well into the 1930s. His style was always characterised by a sumptuous elegance which consistently resisted the austerity of pure neo-classicism.
  • Teapot and Cream Jug About 1904 Follot was a talented designer who worked succesfully in a wide variety of media. In the early 1900s, he began to design in an Art Nouveau style, which became gradually simplified after he studied Neo-classical sources. He made a significant contribution to the Paris 1925 exhibition and continued to work well into the 1930s. France, Paris; designed by Paul Follot Electroplated nickel silver(05/04/2017)
  • 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900' Follot was a talented designer who worked successfully in a wide variety of media. In the early 1900s, he began to design in an Art Nouveau style which became gradually simplified after he studied neo-classical sources. He made a significant contribution to the Paris 1925 Exhibition and continued to work until well into the 1930s. His style was always characterised by a sumptuous elegance which consistently resisted the austerity of pure neo-classicism.(1987-2006)
Summary
Paul Follot (1877-1941) was a talented designer who worked successfully in a wide variety of media. In the early 1900s, he began to design in an Art Nouveau style which became gradually simplified after he studied Neo-classical sources. His style, as displayed in this silver creamer, was characterised by a sumptuous elegance which resisted the austerity of pure neo-classicism. Follot made a significant contribution to the Paris 1925 Exhibition and continued to work until well into the 1930s.
Associated object
M.105-1978
Bibliographic references
  • Greenhalgh, Paul (Ed.), Art Nouveau: 1890-1914 . London: V&A Publications, 2000
  • Jervis, Simon ed. Art & Design in Europe and America, 1800-1900, London, Victoria & Albert Museum, 1987, pp218-19, ill. ISBN 0906969
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.105A-1978

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Record createdDecember 31, 2003
Record URL
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