Physical Qualities
Porcelain, 7 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (19.1 x 14.6 x 14.6 cm)
Credit Line
Purchase with exchange funds from Bequest of Margaret D. Morriss
Object Number
1999.149
Maison Desny was a small Parisian design house that produced individual pieces of furniture, lighting, rugs, decorative objects, and even complete interiors — all marked by a refined geometric vocabulary. The designers gave this diminutive wine taster — a common form during the 18th and 19th centuries — a modernist twist by using severe volumes and flat planes that recall deconstructed cups painted by French cubist artists such as Georges Braque.
BMA, 'New on View,' June 19-Oct. 6, 2002.
Markings: Marked underneath vase in orange "M/C/L", in green "U.C./1913"
