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Peter Behrens
Dinner Fork1901

On view:
David Geffen Galleries, Responses to Industrialization
Silver fork with four tines and an Art Nouveau handle decorated with low-relief sinuous curves, an eye-shaped oval, and a crossed X motif near the base

Peter Behrens, Rückert, M.J., Dinner Fork, 1901, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Max Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Manufacturer
Peter Behrens
Germany, 1868-1940
Manufacturer
Rückert, M.J.
Germany, Mainz
Title
Dinner Fork
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1901
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Length: 8 5/8 in. (21.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Max Palevsky
Accession Number
M.2002.108.3b
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.