Josef Hoffmann
Centerpiece

Centerpiece

Centerpiece
DesignerAustrian, 1870–1956
CultureAustrian
Titles
  • Centerpiece
Datedesigned c. 1920–1925, made 1920–1932
Made inVienna, Austria
MediumSilver
Dimensions10 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (26.7 × 21.6 cm)
Credit LineMargo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection, gift of Margo Grant Walsh
Object number2014.25
Non exposé

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Object Type
Provenance[...]; [Titus Omega 20th Century Decorative Arts, London]; acquired by Margo Grant Walsh; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition History“Designed by Architects: Metalwork from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 15–August 3, 2008; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, September 12, 2008–January 25, 2009.

“Recent Accessions in Design,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 18–August 10, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved maker's marks: Wiener Werkstätte; 900; 4 symbols including one that is a woman's profile within a hexagon.

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