Creamer
Caption
Ilonka Karasz American, born Hungary, 1896–1981; Paye & Baker Manufacturing Company 1901–1935. Creamer, Designed 1928. Electro-plated nickel silver, 3 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (7.6 x 14 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Modernism Benefit Fund, 1996.5.1. Creative Commons-BY
Designer
Title
Creamer
Date
Designed 1928
Geography
Place manufactured: North Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States
Medium
Electro-plated nickel silver
Classification
Dimensions
3 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (7.6 x 14 x 10.8 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
no marks
Credit Line
Modernism Benefit Fund
Accession Number
1996.5.1
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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This sugar bowl and creamer set were designed by Ilonka Karasz in 1928. She was a Hungarian artist who moved to New York in 1913, bringing with her some cutting-edge design ideas from Europe.The angular, minimalistic design is characteristic of the International Style -- a design movement that has no nationalistic character, and is completely pared down to its geometric essence. The material--electro-plated nickel silver--was affordable. Karasz and other designers were interested in making good design available to everyone.
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