Designed by Peter Behrens
German, 1868-1940
Manufactured by Gebrüder Bauscher
Weiden, Germany, founded 1881
Demitasse and Saucer
INV-1094
Designed by Peter Behrens
German, 1868-1940
Manufactured by Gebrüder Bauscher
Weiden, Germany, founded 18811900/02
Demitasse and Saucer
Designed by Peter Behrens German, 1868-1940 Manufactured by Gebrüder Bauscher Weiden, Germany, founded 1881 →teawareceramics
Date
1900/02
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
Dimensions
Cup: H. 6 cm (2 7/16 in.)
diam. 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.)
Saucer: H. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
diam. 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of The Antiquarian Society through Mrs. Robert E. Straus, Mrs. Benton J. Willner, Mrs. R. Michael Gately, Nancy C. Gorman, and Mrs. Huntington Eldridge funds
Peter Behrens designed this demitasse (small coffee cup) and saucer for a model dining room display at the Wertheim department store in Berlin in 1902. It was one of twelve architect-designed rooms installed in the prominent German store; these rooms helped disseminate modern design to consumers. Behrens repeated the pattern of geometric forms on the furniture, lighting, wallpaper, and carpet of the room.