Candlestick, One of Pair
Decorative Arts and Design
The daughter of prosperous Swiss immigrants, Marie Zimmermann was born in Brooklyn and studied art at the Art Students League and Pratt Institute. Although she was often influenced by Asian and ancient Egyptian art, which she no doubt saw on visits to the Brooklyn Museum, these candlesticks illustrate an affinity with the restrained Anglo-American interpretation of the Art Nouveau and the Arts and Crafts Movement. Zimmermann and Elizabeth Copeland, the maker of the nearby box, were among the few women metalsmiths to achieve national fame.
DESIGNER AND MAKER
Marie Zimmermann, American, 1879–1972
MEDIUM
Silver
DATES
1921–1925
DIMENSIONS
12 1/2 × 5 1/4 in. (31.8 × 13.3 cm)
MARKINGS
Impressed on bottom center: "M. ZIMMERMANN/ MAKER/ STERLING"
Etched on bottom of domed foot: "M"
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
2015.25.1a-b
CREDIT LINE
Alfred T. and Caroline S. Zoebisch Fund
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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