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Desk Set

Desk Set

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Desk Set
Desk Set
DesignerGerman, 1893–1983
ManufacturerGerman, active 1870–1938
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Desk Set
Date1930–1932
Designed inGotha, Germany
MediumMetal, enamel, glass and wood
DimensionsVarious dimensions
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2012
Object number2012.260.1-.3
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Special Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Opening Market, Budapest]; Private collection, Belgium, 2010; acquired by [Galerie Janssens van der Maelen, Brussels]; purchased by MFAH, 2012.
Published References Die Metall Werkstatt Am Bauhaus. Berlin: Ausstellung im Bauhaus-Archiv Museum fur Gestaltung, 1992. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
" 0 " appears to be a signature
Stamped: RUPPEL (circled) \ geschützt
Catalogue raisonnén/a

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