BR31.25: Glass and holder

Identification and Creation

Object Number

BR31.25

People

Unidentified Artist
Manufactured by Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, German

Title

Glass and holder

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

c. 1911

Period

Modern

Culture

German

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/356354

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Glass, enamel, nickel silver, and plastic

Dimensions

7 x 9.1 cm (2 3/4 x 3 9/16 in.)

Technical Details

Chemical Composition: XRF analysis indicated that the metal contained high levels of nickel, copper and zinc, with traces of lead. There was no evidence of plating, suggesting use of the white metal alloy nickel (or German) silver, consistent with the alloy used for other objects from this period.
Katherine Eremin, February 2017

Inscriptions and Marks

• maker's mark: under base, struck: ostrich and inscription [WMF / G] in a rhombus on a beehive

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Purchased from the Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, Berlin, 1931.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Anonymous Gift

Accession Year

1931

Object Number

BR31.25

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• Creativity on the Line: Design for the Corporate World 1950-1975, Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford, 04/26/2017 - 08/21/2017

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• BR31.25.A

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• BR31.25.B

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