Kubus Storage Containers

Designer: Wilhelm Wagenfeld, German, 1900–1990
Maker: Vereinigte Lausitzer Glaswerke A.G., Weisswasser, Germany, founded 1889
Date: 1938–41
Material: Molded glass
made in: Germany, Europe
Classification: Glassware
Collection: Decorative Arts and Design
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: assembled: 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 x 7 in. (21 x 26.7 x 17.8 cm)
17:1989 a, h, i, l [square lids]: 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (1.3 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
17:1989 b, m [square dishes]: 1 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (4.1 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
17:1989 c, n [short square pitchers]: 3 1/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (7.9 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
17:1989 d [tall square pitcher]: 6 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (15.6 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
17:1989 e [oblong dish]: 3 1/8 x 7 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. (7.9 x 18.1 x 8.9 cm)
17:1989 f [shallow oblong dish]: 1 5/8 x 7 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. (4.1 x 18.1 x 8.9 cm)
17:1989 g, o [oblong lids]: 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. (1.3 x 18.1 x 8.9 cm)
17:1989 j [deep square dish]: 3 1/8 x 7 x 7 in. (7.9 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm)
17:1989 k [large square lid]: 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (1.3 x 18.1 x 18.1 cm)
17:1989 p [shallow oblong dish]: 1 5/8 x 7 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. (4.1 x 18.1 x 8.9 cm)
17":1989 q [shallow square dish]: 1 5/8 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (4.1 x 18.1 x 18.1 cm)
Credit Line: Friends Endowment Fund
Rights: © Artists Rights Society, New York
Object Number: 17:1989a-q

H. Schulze, Stuttgart, Germany

- 1989
Norbert A. Drey, Dekorative Kunst, Munich, Germany, acquired from H. Schulze [1]

1989 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Norbert A. Drey, Dekorative Kunst [2]

Notes:
[1] An undated, unsigned note on Norbert A. Drey, Dekorative Kunst letterhead indicates that the Kubus set was acquired from H. Schulze, a former longtime staff member of the Werkstätte Wagenfeld at Stuttgart [SLAM document files].

[2] Per invoice dated January 31, 1989 [SLAM document files]; per Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 2, 1989.

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