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Sauce Jug

1931 (designed), 1931-40 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauce jug and stand of heat resistant boro-silicate glass. The glass is yellowish except for handle, which appears to have been made by a different technique.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jug
  • Stand
Materials and techniques
Heat resistant boro-silicate glass, machine mould-blown
Brief description
Sauce jug and stand, machine mould blown heat resistant boro-silicate, designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld in 1931 for Schott & Genossen, Jenaer Glaswerke, Jena, Germany, made 1931-40
Physical description
Sauce jug and stand of heat resistant boro-silicate glass. The glass is yellowish except for handle, which appears to have been made by a different technique.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8cm
  • Diameter: 14.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Jenaer Glas Soser' and a circle within a pentagram (Maker's mark on jug)
  • 'Schott & Gen. Jenaer Glas' within a circle and four corners (Maker's mark, printed)
Gallery label
Sauce jug and stand , machine mould blown, heat resistent, boro-silicate Germany (Jena), designed 1931 designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld, for Schott & Genossen, Jenaer Glaswerke (C.76 :1,2-1993) .(18/06/2009)
Production
Designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld, for Schott & Genossen, Jenaer Glaswerke.
Bibliographic reference
Brohan, T. Glas Kunst der Moderne.
Collection
Accession number
C.76:1, 2-1993

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Record createdJune 18, 2009
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