Designer
Eckart Muthesius(German, 1904–1989)German, 1904–1989
MakerMade by
Max Krüger(German)German
CultureGerman
Titles
- Pair of Wall Lights
Date1930–1933
MediumAlpaca silver
DimensionsOverall (each): 12 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 23 in. (31.8 × 19.1 × 58.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2023.360.1,.2
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Each light is incised on the back of the fixture with a symbol.
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