Provenance
Commissioned by Anita McCormick Blaine (1866–1954) for Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809–1884) or Chauncey McCormick (1884–1954), Chicago, 1907; by descent to Brooks McCormick (1917–2006), Chicago; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2007.
Accession Number
191186
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Tray: 5.1 × 81.3 × 55.9 cm (2 1/16 × 32 1/16 × 22 1/16 in.); Coffee pot: 26.4 × 23.5 × 14 cm (10 7/16 × 9 5/16 × 5 9/16 in.); Tea kettle: 26.7 × 26.7 × 16.5 cm (10 9/16 × 10 9/16 × 6 1/2 in.); Kettle stand: 18.1 × 19.7 × 14.6 cm (7 3/16 × 7 13/16 × 5 3/4 in.); Tea strainer: 6.4 × 5.3 × 3.2 cm (2 9/16 × 2 1/8 × 1 5/16 in.); Teapot: 16.5 × 25.4 × 14 cm (6 1/2 × 10 × 5 9/16 in.); Creamer: 14 × 14 × 10.8 cm (5 9/16 × 5 9/16 × 4 5/16 in.); Sugar: 15.2 × 20.3 × 12.7 cm (6 × 8 × 5 in.); Chocolate pot: 19.1 × 14 × 8.3 cm (7 9/16 × 5 9/16 × 3 5/16 in.); Waste bowl: 10.5 × 14 × 14 cm (4 3/16 × 5 9/16 × 5 9/16 in.); Bell: 12.7 × 7.5 × 7.5 cm (5 × 3 × 3 in.)
Classification
tea service
Credit Line
Bequest of Brooks McCormick
