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Corner cupboard: M.11-1979

Object information

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Maker(s)

Designer: Poelzig, Hans

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Description

Corner cupboard with five glass-fronted display cabinets, canted pairs flanking one flat, above a surface enclosed by a pair of half-height doors decorated with mitred mouldings and parquetry details, the entire center section flanked by a pair of full-height glass-fronted display cabinets, each with six shelves. Part of a suite with M.5-1979, M.6-1979, M.7-1979, M.8-1979, M.9-1979, M.10-1979, M.12-1979, and M.13-1979.

Notes

History note: Made for the parents of Professor P. H. Brieger in Breslau

Legal notes

Given by Professor and Mrs. P. H. Brieger and family

Measurements and weight

Height: 145.5 cm
Height: 157 cm
Length: 223 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Breslau ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1979) by Brieger, Peter H., Prof Brieger, Barbara, Mrs

Dating

20th Century, Early
Production date: circa AD 1912

Note

Hans Poelzig was appointed Professor of Architecture in the School of Arts and Crafts at Breslau (now Wroclaw, Poland) in 1900, and was its Director from 1903 to 1916. He was an influential member of The Deutscher Werkbund, an association of architects, designers and industrialists formed in 1907 to promote high standards of design and craftsmanship in the applied arts. His workshop-based teaching methods, an important influence on Walter Gropius at the Bauhaus, linked the principles of the English Arts and Crafts Movement with the nascent Modern Movement that emerged in Germany after the First World War.

Made for the home of Professor P. H. Brieger's parents in Breslau.

Components of the work

Sides Height 157.7 cm

Materials used in production

Wood
Glass

Techniques used in production

Moulding
Parquetry

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.11-1979
Primary reference Number: 98265
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 1 June 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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