Pill Box

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Designer Patriz Huber(German, 1878–1902)German, 1878–1902

ManufacturerManufactured by Martin Mayer(German, established 1888)German, established 1888

CultureGerman

Titles

Pill Box

Datec. 1901–1902

Manufactured inGermany

MediumSilver and green agate

Dimensions5/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (1.6 × 4.4 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineMargo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection, gift of Margo Grant Walsh

Object number2014.38

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Margo Grant Walsh Collection of Architect-Designed Metalwork

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[Possibly Christie's London, February 11, 2003, lot 170; [...]; [Didier Antiques, 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: crescent moon with crown; "800"; circle with sunburst design; "51"

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