Theodore Hess (American, born Germany, 1873–ca. 1937). Mug, ca. 1937. Chrome-plated metal, 5 9/16 x 5 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (14.1 x 13 x 8.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 85.163.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 85.163.3_85.163.4_mark_bw.jpg)
Theodore Hess (American, born Germany, 1873–ca. 1937). Mug, ca. 1937. Chrome-plated metal, 5 9/16 x 5 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (14.1 x 13 x 8.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 85.163.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 85.163.3_85.163.4_bw.jpg)
Mug
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MANUFACTURER
Metalcrafts
CULTURE
American
MEDIUM
Chrome-plated metal
DATES
ca. 1937
DIMENSIONS
5 9/16 x 5 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (14.1 x 13 x 8.3 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Stamped on underside of base in script: "Metalcrafts" [in quotation marks]
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
85.163.3
CREDIT LINE
H. Randolph Lever Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
One of pair of mugs, with 85.163.4. Composed of a straight, cylindrical cup with two rows of horizontal striations (one near the top, the other near the bottom) to which is attached a handle in the shape of a clef-note (a circle at the bottom attached to a straight vertical section which joins a short, straight horizontal piece at the rim of the mug).
CONDITION: Mug with considerable wear due to use. All surfaces scratched from use and polishing. Small areas of plating chipped off from two edges of handle and wearing at rim and base. Interior worn with traces of discolored lacquer.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Theodore Hess (American, born Germany, 1873–ca. 1937). Mug, ca. 1937. Chrome-plated metal, 5 9/16 x 5 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (14.1 x 13 x 8.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 85.163.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 85.163.3_85.163.4_mark_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
group, 85.163.3_85.163.4_mark_bw.jpg.
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