Biscuit Barrel
Biscuit Barrel
ca. 1934 (made)
ca. 1934 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Slutzky, born in Kyiv (Kiev) emigrated to Vienna in 1905 where he first trained as a jeweller under Anton Diamant. He briefly worked for the Wiener Werkstätte between 1912-13 before undertaking engineering studies (1914-18). He joined the Bauhaus in 1922, working with Christian Dell and Laslo Moholy-Nagy and left in 1927 to set up his own studio in Hamburg. Forced to flee to Britain from Germany in 1933, he first started teaching at Dartington Hall, then the Central School in London and subsequently at the Royal College of Art (1950-57). He spent the final years of his career as Professor of Product Design at the Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts (1957-64) and Professor of Industrial Design at Ravensbourne College of Art, Bromley (1965). He was an inspiring teacher and one of the most original jewellers to graduate from the Bauhaus.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Title | Biscuit Barrel (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Electroplated nickel silver |
| Brief description | Biscuit barrel, electroplated nickel silver, Berlin, ca.1934, designed and made by Naum Slutzky. |
| Physical description | Biscuit barrel in four sections, each a segment of a sphere, the base rests on three spherical feet, the lid surmounted by a knop consisting of a flat disc of metal supported on a squat column. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Unmarked |
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| Object history | Slutzky, born in Kyiv (Kiev) emigrated to Vienna in 1905 where he first trained as a jeweller under Anton Diamant. He briefly worked for the Wiener Werkstätte between 1912-13 before undertaking engineering studies (1914-18). He joined the Bauhaus in 1922, working with Christian Dell and Laslo Moholy-Nagy and left in 1927 to set up his own studio in Hamburg. Forced to flee to Britain from Germany in 1933, he first started teaching at Dartington Hall, then the Central School in London and subsequently at the Royal College of Art (1950-57). He spent the final years of his career as Professor of Product Design at the Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts (1957-64) and Professor of Industrial Design at Ravensbourne College of Art, Bromley (1965). He was an inspiring teacher and one of the most original jewellers to graduate from the Bauhaus. |
| Summary | Slutzky, born in Kyiv (Kiev) emigrated to Vienna in 1905 where he first trained as a jeweller under Anton Diamant. He briefly worked for the Wiener Werkstätte between 1912-13 before undertaking engineering studies (1914-18). He joined the Bauhaus in 1922, working with Christian Dell and Laslo Moholy-Nagy and left in 1927 to set up his own studio in Hamburg. Forced to flee to Britain from Germany in 1933, he first started teaching at Dartington Hall, then the Central School in London and subsequently at the Royal College of Art (1950-57). He spent the final years of his career as Professor of Product Design at the Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts (1957-64) and Professor of Industrial Design at Ravensbourne College of Art, Bromley (1965). He was an inspiring teacher and one of the most original jewellers to graduate from the Bauhaus. |
| Bibliographic reference | Rudolf, Monika. Naum Slutzky, Meister am Bauhaus Goldschmied und Designer [Naum Slutzky, Bauhaus Master, Goldsmith and Designer] Stuttgart, Arnoldsche, 1990 p.201 ill. ISBN 3-925369-06-6 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.180 to C-1935 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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