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Peter Behrens
Mocha Cup and Saucer, for the Wertheim Department Store, Berlin1902

On view:
Geffen Galleries
White porcelain tableware set with cobalt blue geometric motifs: two round plates and a demitasse cup on a hexagonal saucer

Peter Behrens, Gebr. Bauscher, Mocha Cup and Saucer, for the Wertheim Department Store, Berlin, 1902, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Max Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designed by
Peter Behrens
Made by
Gebr. Bauscher
Title
Mocha Cup and Saucer, for the Wertheim Department Store, Berlin
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1902
Medium
M.2002.108.1.1
Dimensions
a) Cup: 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (6.35 x 8.26 x 6.35 cm); b) Saucer: 5 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. (13.65 x 11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Max Palevsky
Accession Number
M.2003.16.2a-b
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.