Footed Cup

Gallery 262, European Art 1850-1900, second floor (Eshleman/Vogt Gallery)

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Footed Cup

c. 1926

Designed by Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, 1870–1956) Made by Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), Vienna (1903–1932)

The Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops) were devoted to producing well-designed, high-quality, handmade goods as alternatives to the poorly designed machine-made goods of the time. Founded in June 1903 by Kolman Moser, a painter and designer, and Josef Hoffmann, an architect and designer, the workshops were dedicated to giving designers and craftsmen equal status. This footed cup exemplifies the curvilinear, playful style that dominated the production of the workshops from about 1915 until they closed in 1932.

Gallery 262, European Art 1850-1900, second floor (Eshleman/Vogt Gallery)

Object Details

Titles:

Footed Cup

Date:

c. 1926

Artists:

Designed by Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, 1870–1956) Made by Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), Vienna (1903–1932)

Medium:

Chased and hammered silver

Dimensions:

7 1/4 x 11 inches (18.4 x 27.9 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds contributed by Collab: The Group for Modern and Contemporary Design at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph G. Rosengarten, Jr., and the Fiske Kimball Fund, 1981

Accession Number:

1981-89-1

Geography:

Made in Vienna, Austria, Europe

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Gallery 262, European Art 1850-1900, second floor (Eshleman/Vogt Gallery)

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