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Kubus-Geschirr

Storage Container
1938 (designed), ca. 1938 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'Kubus-Geschirr' storage container, press moulded glass, designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld in 1938 for Vereinigte Lausitzer Glaswerke, Kamenz glassworks, this example made about 1938. Part of set comprising C.63-1993 to C.72-1993.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleKubus-Geschirr (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Glass, press-moulded
Brief description
'Kubus-Geschirr' storage container, press moulded glass, designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld in 1938 for Vereinigte Lausitzer Glaswerke, Kamenz glassworks, this example made about 1938. Part of set comprising C.63-1993 to C.72-1993.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.5cm
  • Diameter: 27cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'XXX' (Maker's mark, moulded)
Gallery label
Storage containers Kubus-Geschirr, press moulded Germany, Oberlausitz (Kamenz, Weisswasser), designed 1938, this example made about 1938, in production with variations from about 1950 until about 1960 designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld, for Vereinigte Lausitzer Glaswerke, Kamenz glassworks (C.63 to 72-1993) Made by the German company V.L.G. at their glassworks at Weisswasser, Czechoslovakia .(18/06/2009)
Object history
US$2200 paid for set of storage containers C.63 to 72-1993.
Production
Designed 1938, this example made about 1938, in production with variations from about 1950 until about 1960. Made by the German company V.L.G. at their glassworks at Weisswasser, Czechoslovakia.
Bibliographic reference
Rudoe, J. Decorative Arts 1850-1960.
Collection
Accession number
C.70-1993

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Record createdJune 18, 2009
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