The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 24, 2024

Coffee Pot (lid)

Coffee Pot (lid)

c. 1910
designed by

Louis Rorimer

(American, 1872–1939)
made by

and Rokesley Shop

(American)
America, Ohio, Cleveland
silver, moonstones, ebony
Gift in memory of Louis Rorimer from his daughter, Louise Rorimer Dushkin and his granddaughter, Edie Soeiro 1991.314.1.b
Location: 228B Cleveland Artists

Description

Designer, interior decorator, entrepreneur, and teacher, Rorimer joined with three of his students at the Cleveland School (now Institute) of Art to found the Rokesley Shop during the early 1900s. Specializing in fine, handcrafted objects, the firm produced metalwork of various kinds, as well as enamelwork. This tea and coffee service, made for the personal use of Rorimer’s family, was likely designed entirely by him. Gift in memory of Louis Rorimer from his daughter, Louise Rorimer, and his granddaughter, Edie Soeiro 1991.314.1–6
  • Mrs. Louise Rorimer Dushkin, New York.
  • Johnston, Phillip M. Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 133
  • Bringing Modernism Home: Ohio Decorative Arts, 1890-1960. Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH (organizer) (January 28-April 17, 2005).
    Columbus Museum of Art (1/28/2005 - 4/17/2005): "Bringing Modernism Home, Ohio Decorative Arts, 1890-1960" ex. cat. no. 10, p. 35.
    William H. Robinson and David Steinberg, Transformations in Cleveland Art 1796-1946 Community and Diversity in Early Modern America (The Cleveland Museum of Art/Ohio Univesity Press), p. 167, fig.178, p. 249.
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1991.314.1.b