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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR49.253
People
Max Krajewski, Polish (Szydloweic, Poland 1901 - 1971 Moscow, Russia)
Title
Tea glass holder
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
holder
Date
1924
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217319

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Nickel silver and ebony
Dimensions
6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Technical Details

Chemical Composition: Four of the five (BR49.249, .251, .252, and .253) tea glass holders were analyzed by XRF and had high levels of nickel, copper and zinc, corresponding to the white metal alloy nickel silver, sometimes called German silver. Kathy Eremin, January 2013

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Walter Gropius
Accession Year
1949
Object Number
BR49.253
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • From Werkbund to Bauhaus: Art and Design in Germany 1900-1934, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 05/12/1980 - 04/26/1980
  • The Bauhaus Workshops: 1919-1933, American Craft Museum, New York, 06/29/1994 - 09/12/1994
  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 02/13/2015; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/11/2015 - 05/10/2015

Subjects and Contexts

  • The Bauhaus

Verification Level

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