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The purpose of this centerpiece is to mark the center of the table. It consists of 4 bottles, 2 bowls, 2 salt containers, one sugar sprinkler, and a mustard pot. A female figure ascending in the center is holding up a further, larger bowl. Confection, pastry, or fruit was served in the bowls. The bottles usually contained alcoholic beverages and sometimes they were also used to serve vinegar and oil. Hence, people seated at the table could serve themselves according to their wishes.This Classicistic centerpiece was created by Alois Johann Nepomuk Würth, member of one of the most important Viennese silversmith dynasties.
alois johann nepomuk würth (1751 – 1813)
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About this artwork
- Title: Centerpiece
- Artist: alois johann nepomuk würth
- Year: 1809
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
- Movement: Neoclassicism
- Corpus context: roman influence , classical elegance
- Main color: Putty
- Keywords: antique silver , silver decoration , centerpiece art
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