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The stark directness of this server seems to relate to a very Scandinavian approach to design, in which the functional gives way to the sculptural if there is an aesthetic advantage to be gained. It is part of the free-form movement begun in the 1950s that combined innovative boldness with conservative tradition. Seppa has handled this brief with characteristic clarity and control, creating organic references through abstract statement.","physicalDescription":"The blade is trowel-shaped, but the resemblance to a trowel ends there. The triangular blade is grasped at the rear and back right edge by a rising, hollow, curling handle that is very strong by reason of the anticlastic-synclastic bi-shell-forming structure technique pioneered by Seppa. 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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.117-2008"],"accessionNumberNum":"117","accessionNumberPrefix":"M","accessionYear":2008,"otherNumbers":[{"type":{"text":"previous loan number","id":"THES50326"},"number":"LOAN:AMERICANFRIENDS.144-2005"}],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-06-05","recordCreationDate":"2008-05-12","availableToBook":true}}