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Peter Behrens
Dinner Plates, for the Wertheim Department Store, Berlincirca 1901-1902

On view:
Geffen Galleries
White porcelain dinner set with cobalt blue geometric motifs: two plates of different sizes, a small straight-sided cup, and a square saucer, arranged against a tan background
Designed by
Peter Behrens
Germany, 1868-1940
Made by
Gebrüder Bauscher
Title
Dinner Plates, for the Wertheim Department Store, Berlin
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1901-1902
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Diameter: 9 7/8 in. (25.08 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Max Palevsky
Accession Number
M.2002.108.1.1
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Kaplan, Wendy; contributions by Crawford, Alan; Joppien, Rüdiger; Kinchin, Juliet; Ogata, Amy F.; Stavenow-Hidemark, Elisabet; Witt-Dörring, Christian. The Arts & Crafts Movement in Europe & America. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2004.