Harvard Art Museums > 2000.4: China and Silverware Cabinet Furniture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"China and Silverware Cabinet (Marcel Breuer) , 2000.4,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/185036. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2000.4 People Marcel Breuer, American (Pecs, Hungary 1902 - 1981 New York, N.Y., USA) Title China and Silverware Cabinet Classification Furniture Work Type cabinet Date c. 1957 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/185036 Physical Descriptions Medium Painted and laminated wood and plywood with leather handles Dimensions 45 x 113.5 x 39 cm (17 11/16 x 44 11/16 x 15 3/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Anita Moeder, Andover, MA, purchase, gift to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1999. George and Marian Laaff, Andover, MA, commission, 1957. original owners of house/clients of the designer Jock Reynolds, Andover, purchase. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Anita L. Moeder Accession Year 2000 Object Number 2000.4 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description China and silverware cabinet divided vertically into four compartments behind two sliding doors. Proper far right compartment holds four divided, cloth-lined silverware drawers which slide on metal runners. Middle right compartment currently holds three shelves and middle left compartment holds one shelf, all of which are adjustable--they sit on metal pegs inserted in holes in the compartment walls. All the shelves and drawers are made of lacquered, natural-tone plywood. Proper far left compartment is empty and has no hardware for shelving or drawers.Entire unit, excluding shelves and drawers, is made of white painted wood, probably plywood. The doors slide horizontally along tracks cut into the bottom panel. Each door has a pull tab made from a loop of brown leather.The unit was orginally mounted directly to a wall and has perforations in rear panel for the mounting hardware, not presently included. It is completely devoid of ornament other than the leather pull-tabs. Subjects and Contexts The Bauhaus Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
