Bottle

Arts of the Americas

1916–22

Marie Zimmermann (American, 1879–1972)

Marie Zimmermann was a pioneering jeweler and metalsmith who employed a range of materials in her globally inspired artistic practice.

This bottle exemplifies Zimmerman’s ability to combine the sleek lines of modernism—in the refined body of the vessel—with her interest in Chinese art—in the lapis, jade, and metal stopper. It was made when she began expanding her output beyond jewelry into decorative objects for the home.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Americas

Artist: Marie Zimmermann
Title: Bottle
Place: United States (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1916–1922
Medium: Gilded copper, lapis lazuli, and white jade
Dimensions: 11 × 8.5 cm (11 × 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. John T. Golitz
Reference Number: 2019.1202

Beth Ann McPherson, ed., Marie Zimmermann: Metalwork and Jewelry, exh. cat. (Marie Zimmermann Archive, 2003), 13 (ill.).

Montclair, NJ, Montclair Museum, 1922.
New York, National Arts Club, Exhibition of Decorative Arts, Mar. 8–31, 1928.

Marie Zimmermann (1879–1972), 1916-22; by descent to her grandnephew John C. Zimmermann III and his family, NH and FL, 1972; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2019.

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