Tea Infuser
ca.1924 (designed and made)
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Tea infuser, part of a stand, plated metal. The infuser consists of a pierced metal globe on a cylindrical stem; both cut down the centre and open for use. These are held together by a sliding metal collar. The stand has the form of a shallow, circular dish with a narrow rim. It should have an attached metal rod device which forms a support for the handle of the infuser when it is not in use.
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Plated metal |
| Brief description | Electroplate, Germany, Weimar, Bauhaus, ca.1924, designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld and made by Wolfgang Tümpel |
| Physical description | Tea infuser, part of a stand, plated metal. The infuser consists of a pierced metal globe on a cylindrical stem; both cut down the centre and open for use. These are held together by a sliding metal collar. The stand has the form of a shallow, circular dish with a narrow rim. It should have an attached metal rod device which forms a support for the handle of the infuser when it is not in use. |
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| Gallery label | An art school for a new world
The Bauhaus was a trailblazing German art school. Founded by architect Walter Gropius in the wake of the First World War in 1919, its influence on art education, product design and architecture still resonates today. In the mid 1920s, the Bauhaus emphasised rational design for industrial manufacture, and this tubular steel chair by Marcel Breuer and the domed table lamp have become some of the school’s most well-known designs. Just like the tea infuser and stand, they draw on a machine aesthetic and use industrial materials.
Cantilevered tubular steel chair
B33 chair, 1927–28 (manufactured about 1930)
Designed by Marcel Breuer
Manufactured by Gebrüder Thonet, Germany
Tubular steel frame, cloth seat and back
Museum no. W.33-2016
Glass-domed table lamp
MT8 lamp, about 1924
Designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld
Made at the Bauhaus metal workshop, Germany
Nickel-plated brass and glass
Museum no. M.28&A-1989
Ball-shaped tea infuser and stand
About 1924
Designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld and Wolfgang Tümpel
Made at the Bauhaus metal workshop, Germany
Electroplated metal
Museum no. CIRC.35&A-1974
The object sits in the 'Automation and Labour' section of the Design 1900-Now gallery opened in June 2021.(2021) |
| Bibliographic reference | Bauhaus exhibition catalogue. London: Royal Academy, 1968. p. 106, pl. 218. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.35 to A-1974 |
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| Record created | November 30, 2007 |
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