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Kubus

Object Details

Description
Set of 18 clear glass rectangular and square-shaped modular, nesting food and beverage storage containers and lids. Containers range in height from 1 3/4 in. to 6 1/4 in. Group includes: two 7 1/8 in. square dishes (-1,-2), one 7 1/8 in. square lid (-3); two rectangular dishes and lids (-4/-7), one tall 3 1/2 in. square pitcher (-8), two short 3 5/8 in. square pitchers (-11,-12), four 3 1/2 in. square dishes (-13/-16), four 3 1/2 in. square lids, (-9, -10,-17, -18).
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Wilhelm Wagenfeld, German, 1900–1990
Manufacturer
Vereinigte Lausitzer Glaswerke AG, Weisswasser, Germany
Date
1938
Credit Line
Museum purchase from Sir Arthur Bryan and General Acquisitions Endowment Funds
Medium
Machine-molded and pressed glass
Dimensions
H x W x D (elements arranged as a group): 21 x 27.5 x 26 cm (8 1/4 x 10 13/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Type
glasswares
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Stacking storage container set
Type
Stacking storage container set
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