BR31.25: Glass and holder
VesselsIdentification and Creation
- Object Number
- BR31.25
- People
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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
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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
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- 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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Verification Level
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