Object Details
Manufacturer
Carstens-Uffrecht, Germany
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Oval lid and body. Slightly convex lid surmounted by a backward s-shaped vertical handle about nine centimeters long. Oval body narrowing at bottom with curving and descending ramp-like handles on either narrow side. Both pieces glazed turquoise with highlights of airbrushed brown. Abstract surface decoration, in the center on the long side of the box, of lines, waves, and patches in airbrished royal blue, brown, and rust.
Credit Line
Gift of Victor Wiener
Date
1920–40
Accession Number
1996-18-14-a,b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Chocolate box and lid
Medium
Glazed earthenware
Dimensions
H x W x D: 9.8 x 25 x 15.3cm (3 7/8 x 9 13/16 x 6in.)
manufactured in
Germany
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1996-18-14-a_b