Joseph Maria Olbrich
Wine Decanter

Wine Decanter

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Wine Decanter
DesignerAustrian, 1867–1908
ManufacturerGerman, established 1864
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Wine Decanter
Datec. 1901
Made inDarmstadt, Germany
MediumPewter
Dimensions13 3/8 × 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (34 × 11.4 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineMargo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection, gift of Margo Grant Walsh
Object number2014.45
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Special Collections
Object Type
Provenance[...]; [Sotheby's New York, Sale N08459, "Deutscher Werkbund to Bauhaus: An Important Collection of German Design," December 14, 2007, Lot 26]; purchased by Margo Grant Walsh, New York; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition HistoryKunstlerk Darmstadt, 1904.

Saint Louis Exhibition, 1904.

“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 on bottom: EDELZINN 1865 / E. HUECK (encircled)
Sticker with barcode: 3L5P5 / NO84590026

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