Bowl or Compote
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
DESIGNER
Lurelle Guild, American, 1898–1985
MANUFACTURER
Kensington Inc., 1934–circa 1960
MEDIUM
Aluminum, plastic
DATES
ca. 1934
DIMENSIONS
6 x 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (15.2 x 34.3 x 34.3 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
On underside of base, incised: "[company logo of 'K' within shield, surmounted by stag's head] / Kensington [in script]"
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
87.118
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Alan Moss Ltd.
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Round aluminum bowl or compote supported by aluminum and plastic pedestal. Pedestal comprised of round aluminum base with sides tapering slightly toward flat, stepped top and a horizontal channel around side; base surmounted by colorless plastic sphere then flat aluminum disk, these pieces are attached by cylindrical rod running through the center and screwed to underside of base. Pedestal supports bowl with straight sides flaring out from small center.
CONDITION: Minor scratches with one especially severe area, interior of bowl near edge.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Lurelle Guild (American, 1898–1985). Bowl or Compote, ca. 1934. Aluminum, plastic, 6 x 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (15.2 x 34.3 x 34.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Alan Moss Ltd., 87.118. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.118_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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