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Salt and pepper shakers

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Flat-bottomed clear glass containers of hourglass profile, each fitted with circular slightly domed brushed stainless steel cover. Covers slotted in eight places under edge to secure to glass lip; each cover pierced.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Wilhelm Wagenfeld, German, 1900–1990
Manufacturer
Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF), German, founded 1853
Date
1953
Credit Line
Gift of Christian Rohlfing
Medium
Molded glass, pierced stainless steel
Dimensions
H x diam.: 6.7 x 5.5 cm (2 5/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Type
glasswares
Decorative Arts
Salt and pepper shakers
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