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Collections

Peter Behrens
Dessert Fork1901

On view:
David Geffen Galleries, Responses to Industrialization
Silver fork with gilded tines, long flat shank, and rectangular handle decorated with interlaced Art Nouveau curvilinear motifs in low relief

Peter Behrens, Rückert, M.J., Dessert 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
Dessert Fork
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1901
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Length: 5 7/8 in. (14.92 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Max Palevsky
Accession Number
M.2002.108.3f
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.