La Reine

Object NameDecanter with Stopper, 6 Cordials, and Cardboard Box with Lid

Designer Richard Süßmuth (German, 1900-1974)

Factory Süssmuth Glashütte (German, 1924-1996)

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1956-1958

Place MadeWest Germany, Immenhausen

TechniqueMold-blown, tooled, ground, assembled

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number2010.3.154

Credit LineGift of Rainer Zietz

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical Description(A-G) Transparent gray glass; mold-blown, tooled, ground. (Aa) Bulbous decanter, widening slightly towards shoulder. Decanter has narrow cylindrical neck, widening slightly towards rim; inner surface of neck is ground or acid-etched. (Ab) Stopper with conical, flat-topped finial; ground base. (B-G) 6 Ovoid cups, widening slightly at rim. (Hab) Cardboard; assembled. (Ha) Rectangular black box with corrugated cardboard interior lining. One short side of box fold out when lid is removed, exposing compartment that is divided into six sections in which the cordials fit. (Hb) Rectangular silver lid with corrugated cardboard interior lining. Two paper labels on top of lid: one long rectangular reading, "ORIGINAL HAND-MADE CRYSTAL GERMANY"; one triangular reading, "SUSSMUTH" beneath a stylized "S".
Provenance

Source Rainer Zietz - 2010-10-17