Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Designer:
Poelzig, Hans
Entities
Categories
Description
Oval dining table veneered in various woods with parquetry details.
Part of a suite with M.6-1979, M.7-1979, M.8-1979, M.9-1979, M.10-1979, M.11-1979, M.12-1979, and M.13-1979.
Notes
History note: Made for the parents of Peter Brieger in Breslau
Legal notes
Given by Professor and Mrs. P. H. Brieger and family
Measurements and weight
Height: 78.5 cm
Length: 199 cm
Width: 114.5 cm
Place(s) associated
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1979)
by
Brieger, Peter H., Prof
Brieger, Barbara, Mrs
Dating
20th Century, Early
Production date:
circa
AD 1912
Note
Designed for the home of Professor P. H. Brieger's parents in Breslau.
Hans Poelzig was appointed Professor of Architecture in the School of Arts and Crafts at Breslau (now Wroclaw, Poland) in 1900, and was its Director from 1903 to 1916. He was an influential member of The Deutscher Werkbund, an association of architects, designers and industrialists formed in 1907 to promote high standards of design and craftsmanship in the applied arts. His workshop-based teaching methods, an important influence on Walter Gropius at the Bauhaus, linked the principles of the English Arts and Crafts Movement with the nascent Modern Movement that emerged in Germany after the First World War.
Components of the work
Decoration
Materials used in production
Wood
Techniques used in production
Veneering
Identification numbers
Accession number: M.5-1979
Primary reference Number: 98268
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Monday 1 June 2020
Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
