Artist
Max Laeuger(German, 1864–1952)German, 1864–1952
ManufacturerManufactured by
Tonwerke Kandern(German, founded 1895)German, founded 1895
CultureGerman
Titles
- Vase
Datec. 1906
Made inGermany
MediumEarthenware, plaster and gilded glass
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. diam. (21 × 15.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2013
Object number2013.175
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History“Recent Accessions in Design,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April18–August 10, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Underside with impressed artist cipher/factory mark: "MLK" with shield of the grand Duchy of Baden.
Underside incised: "390" and "V"
Underside impressed "Muster Gesetzl. Geschtz" meaning "patent protected by law."
Sticker on bottom, handwritten, "MAX LAEUGER / LAM019"
Underside incised: "390" and "V"
Underside impressed "Muster Gesetzl. Geschtz" meaning "patent protected by law."
Sticker on bottom, handwritten, "MAX LAEUGER / LAM019"
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Gijs Bakker
1990
PVC, print, gilded brass, 18k gold, and Plexiglas
2002.3607.1-.3
