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For the layman, they provide stimulating insights into artistic inspiration.  From the practical side, they show evidence of the economic attractions of minimalism.","physicalDescription":"The server is of waisted bowl shape and has two useful ends.  It is of the nature of a scoop/lifter.  It is best described in the artist's own words.  \"The seafood server was forged from a sheet of 14 gauge sterling silver using cross peen and silversmithing hammers.  The undulating appearance is intended to summon thoughts of moving water mingled with sea life forms.  A forty ounce cross peen hammer was used to lay in the wide heavy marks that encouraged the rippling of the metal.  Small domed shaped hammers and featherweight cross peens provided texture that changes from scale like to sheet smooth.  The outer sides of the piece move towards one another in what might be dancing waves or the meeting of wave and whale form.  This juncture is the grasping place when the server is used to scoop fare such as shrimp or small clams.  The server can also be grasped at either end to accommodate the left or right hand.  The underside is satin finished to contrast against the high polish of the piece, as sand contrasts against water.\"","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Baker-Wood, Florence","id":"A22670"},"association":{"text":"designer and maker","id":"x34662"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"silver","id":"AAT11029"}],"techniques":[{"text":"hammering","id":"AAT54098"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Silver, textured using various hammering techniques","categories":[{"text":"Eating","id":"THES48963"},{"text":"Metalwork","id":"THES48920"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"MET","id":"THES48599"},"images":["2023NL3903","2023NJ5732","2006AY6113"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"021","id":"THES408712"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Seafood slice","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Seattle","id":"x29132"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"2004","earliest":"2004-01-01","latest":"2004-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Professor B. 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Each artist craftsman has responded to the familiar functional form of the slice in an individual way, producing an astonishingly diverse range of interpretations.  Each piece becomes an enchanting, decorative work of art. Professor Rabinovitch established a close rapport with each artist, always encouraging a freedom of creative expression.  The response of these silversmiths has been not only to be strikingly imaginative but also to honour him by giving him their best work.\r\n\r\nThis collection is testimony to the significant contribution that one individual can make to supporting the craft of silversmithing.  After commissioning work from some of the most illustrious names in British and North American silversmithing, Professor Rabinovitch has very generously donated his entire collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum, through the American Friends of the V&A.","date":{"text":"2005","earliest":"2005-01-01","latest":"2005-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["M.84-2008"],"accessionNumberNum":"84","accessionNumberPrefix":"M","accessionYear":2008,"otherNumbers":[{"type":{"text":"previous loan number","id":"THES50326"},"number":"LOAN:AMERICANFRIENDS.111-2005"}],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-06-05","recordCreationDate":"2008-05-12","availableToBook":true}}