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Night Table

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1925

GUSN

GUSN-62202

Description

Rectangular; gray; 3 sections; black & orng. front; hinged door; chamber pot

Details

Descriptive Terms

night tables
tables (support furniture)
chromium
glass (material)
laminating
plating (metal coating)
steel (alloy)
wood (plant material)
Modern (styles and periods)
Laminated
Modern
Glass
Steel
Plated
Chrome
TABLE, NIGHT

Associated Person

Knauer, Gustav

Associated Building

Original to Gropius House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Breuer, Marcel, 1902-1981 (Designer)
Bauhaus Furniture Workshop (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Germany; Dessau, Germany

Dimensions

21.75 x 35 x 17.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Ise Gropius

Accession Number

1984.382.1

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