Kubus-Geschirr
Storage Container
1938 (designed), ca. 1938 (made)
1938 (designed), ca. 1938 (made)
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'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
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Kubus-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. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'XXX' (Maker's mark, moulded) |
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| 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. |
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| Accession number | C.71:1, 2-1993 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2009 |
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