Designer
Josef Hoffmann Austrian, 1870–1956
MakerMade by
Wiener WerkstätteAustrian, active 1903–1932
ManufacturerManufactured by
Reed & BartonAmerican, established 1824
CultureAustrian
Titles
- Pitcher
Datedesigned c. 1918–1925, made 1918–1932
MediumSilver and ivory
Dimensions3 7/8 × 6 5/8 × 3 3/8 in. (9.8 × 16.8 × 8.6 cm)
Credit LineMargo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection, gift of Margo Grant Walsh
Object number2014.34
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Bottom handwritten with black marker: $9800 (Partially rubbed off) / Joseph / Hoff / (illegible writing, possibly "mann") / TIXX
Engraved maker's marks on bottom: Made / in / Austria (enclosed in a square); Wiener/ Werk / Stätte; [other small symbols]
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