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DesignerDesigned by Johann Brand(German, 1857–1905)German, 1857–1905

DesignerDesigned by Hermann Stauch(German, born 1871, death date unknown)German, born 1871, death date unknown

MakerMade by Brand & Stauch Metalwerkstätte, Nürnberg(German, active 1901–1905)German, active 1901–1905

CultureGerman

Titles

Covered Container

Datec. 1901-1902

PlaceGermany

MediumPewter and carnelian glass cabochons

DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 × 6 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (18.4 × 16.8 × 16.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2008; the Schissler Foundation; the Decorative Arts Endowment; Michael W. Dale; Karin and Leo Shipman; Joel and Kay Rath; and various other donors

Object number2008.266.A,.B

Non exposé

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Design Council Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, Sale NO8459, "Deutscher Werkbund to Bauhaus: An Important Collection of German Design," December 14, 2007, Lot 52]; [Historical Design, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2008.
Exhibition History"Celebrating 10 Years of the Design Council," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 23, 2008 - January 4, 2009.
Published References Claus Pese, Nürnberger Kunsthandwerk des Jugenstils, Munich, 1989, pp. 5 an 9 (for an illustration of this model and confirmation of the design and manufacture) Claus Pese, Jugendstil aus Nürnberg : Kunst, Handwerk, Industriekultur, Stuttgart, 2007, pp. 59 and 61 (for a variant example mounted with green glass), pp. 61 and 64 (for a variant of this model with enameling to the lozenge-shaped reserves) Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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