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Serving Dish

Serving Dish
1989 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Circular electroplate vegetable serving dish with wooden handles and knop. The dish rests on a stand supported by tubular feet into which two small burners and lids are fitted. The circular lid, flat, with a recessed centre, the central knop a flat disc with an ebonized wood circumference supported by a squat tube. The `D' shaped wooden handles, either side of the body have flat tops and a half plain moulding beneath.


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 8 parts.

  • Serving Dish
  • Serving Dish, Lid
  • Serving Dish, Base of Stand
  • Serving Dish, Top of Stand
  • Serving Dish, Burner
  • Serving Dish, Lid of Burner
  • Serving Dish, Burner
  • Serving Dish, Lid of Burner
TitleServing Dish (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Electroplated nickel silver, ebonized wood details.
Brief description
Serving dish and stand, electroplate with ebonized wooden details, Germany, Flensburg, made by Robbe & Berking, designed by Wilifried Moll, ca.1989.
Physical description
Circular electroplate vegetable serving dish with wooden handles and knop. The dish rests on a stand supported by tubular feet into which two small burners and lids are fitted. The circular lid, flat, with a recessed centre, the central knop a flat disc with an ebonized wood circumference supported by a squat tube. The `D' shaped wooden handles, either side of the body have flat tops and a half plain moulding beneath.
Style
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Gift of Rosenthal
Collection
Accession number
M.50:1-1996

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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