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Salt Shaker And Stopper
This is a Salt Shaker and Stopper. It was designed by William E. Lescaze and manufactured by Revere Copper and Brass Company. It is dated ca. 1935 and we acquired it in 2016. Its medium is rolled and pierced stainless steel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Lescaze emigrated to the United States in 1920 and established his architectural practice in NYC in 1923. By 1935, when these shakers were made, Lescaze had already been designing modernist housewares and furnishings. These shakers demonstrate Lescaze’s modernist aesthetic, in addition to his novel use of stainless steel for tableware. The simple form of the shakers reflects Lescaze’s architecture in miniature, while demonstrating his vision for not only buildings, but for their contents as well.
This object was
donated by
George R. Kravis II.
It is credited Gift of George R. Kravis II.
- Drawing, Designs for Teapot, Trays and Salt Shaker
- graphite on tracing paper.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2006-16-2
- Saltcellar Saltcellar
- silver plated, nickel.
- Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and General....
- 1993-111-2
- Skyway Salt and Pepper Shakers Salt And Pepper Shakers
- stamped and pierced chromium-plated steel, molded plastic.
- Gift of George R. Kravis II.
- 2015-5-9-a/d
Our curators have highlighted 3 objects that are related to this one.
- Salt Shaker Shaker
- aluminum alloy.
- Gift of George R. Kravis II.
- 2016-5-15-a,b
- Pancake and Corn set Pitcher, Salt And Pepper Shakers, Tray
- chrome-plated metal, glass.
- Gift of Mel Byars.
- 1991-59-116-a/f
- Salt Shaker (USA)
- red and black glazed ceramic.
- Gift of Mel Byars.
- 1991-59-4
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 4.5 × 5.5 × 1.5 cm (1 3/4 × 2 3/16 × 9/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On underside of base: stamped Revere
Cite this object as
Salt Shaker And Stopper; Designed by William E. Lescaze (American, b. Switzerland, 1896–1969); Manufactured by Revere Copper and Brass Company; rolled and pierced stainless steel; H x W x D: 4.5 × 5.5 × 1.5 cm (1 3/4 × 2 3/16 × 9/16 in.); Gift of George R. Kravis II; 2016-5-25-a,b
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Energizing the Everyday: Gifts From the George R. Kravis II Collection.
