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Dining table: M.5-1979

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Designer: Poelzig, Hans

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Description

Oval dining table veneered in various woods with parquetry details.
Part of a suite with M.6-1979, M.7-1979, M.8-1979, M.9-1979, M.10-1979, M.11-1979, M.12-1979, and M.13-1979.

Notes

History note: Made for the parents of Peter Brieger in Breslau

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 78.5 cm
Length: 199 cm
Width: 114.5 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

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

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.

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

Wood

Techniques used in production

Veneering

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.5-1979
Primary reference Number: 98268
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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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