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He is considered one of the most important Swedish silversmiths of the first half of the twentieth century and was a formative influence on such people as Sigurd Persson (1914-2003) and Birger Haglund (1918-2006), the two most distinguished Swedish silversmiths of the post-war generation.  The rigorously geometric character of this service is the ultimate extension of functionalist and abstract theory, achieved by Swedish design in the 1930s and 1940s.  However, Nilsson often softened his forms by adding a reeded moulding at the edge or by introducing a gentle curve as is evident here.","physicalDescription":"Coffee service consisting of a coffee pot, creamer and sugar box, silver and ivory.  The coffee pot and creamer are octagonal in cross section.  The body is constructed of eight panels and tapers towards the top, swells outwards towards the base and returns inwards as it approaches the foot.  The flared foot is octagonal, echoing the form of the body.  The spout is simple `V' in cross section with a long neck, almost the length of the vessel.  The handle is square in cross section and in the form of an arc.  The top finishes flush with the rim; the lower end terminates at the widest point of the vessel.  The coffee pot has, in addition, two square ivory insulators with chamfered edges at either end of the handle, secured by pins on either side.  It also has a domed lid, octagonal in cross section attached to the body by a plain hinge at the rear and is surmounted by a small, faceted finial.  The sugar box, again octagonal in cross section, of <i>bombé</i> form.  The lid, slightly domed rises to a rectangular finial with chamfered corners.  A key hole has been cut in the centre of the front panel.  The key has a short barrel, one plain ward and a plain circular bow.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Wiven Nilsson","id":"AUTH347112"},"association":{"text":"designer and maker","id":"x34662"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"","categories":[{"text":"Metalwork","id":"THES48920"},{"text":"Silver","id":"THES251836"},{"text":"Tea, Coffee & Chocolate wares","id":"THES48886"}],"styles":[{"text":"Modernist","id":"AAT21474"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"MET","id":"THES48599"},"images":["2006BF3566"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"009","id":"THES399654"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"009","id":"THES399654"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"009","id":"THES399654"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"009","id":"THES399654"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Coffee pot","id":""}],[{"text":"Cream jug","id":""}],[{"text":"Sugar box","id":""}],[{"text":"Key","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Lund","id":"x40937"},"association":{"text":"designed and made","id":"x39722"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1944-1945","earliest":"1944-01-01","latest":"1945-12-31"},"association":{"text":"designed and made","id":"x39722"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"The state mark for Sweden, the town mark for Lund, the sponsor's mark for A. 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It is illustrated in <u>Scandinavian Modern Design 1880-1980</u>, ed. David McFadden, New York, Cooper Hewitt Museum, 1980.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Coffee service consisting of coffee pot, creamer and sugar box, silver and ivory, Sweden, Lund, 1944-45, designed and made by Wiven Nilsson.","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"Unique","id":"THES48864"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["M.24-1989","M.24A-1989","M.24B-1989","M.24C-1989"],"accessionNumberNum":"24","accessionNumberPrefix":"M","accessionYear":1989,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","Coffee pot","Cream jug","Sugar box","Key"],"assets":["2021NA4538"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-05-09","recordCreationDate":"2009-06-24","availableToBook":true}}