JOSEF HOFFMANN
| About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
| Designed by | Josef Hoffmann, 1909 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S 1914 |
| Marked | Container: JH, WW, master's mark AB in circle, Austrian hallmark - head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), rose mark; Cruet stand: JH, WW, master's mark AB in circle, Austrian hallmark - head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), rose mark, WIENER WERKSTÄTTE |
| Dimensions | H 22.5 cm, W 17.5 cm, D 14 cm |
| Material | Silver, chased, malachite, 1 handle possibly replaced, glass containers and carafes replaced |
| Provenance | private property, Austria |
| Shown | MAK Vienna, Josef Hoffmann 1870-1956. Progress Through Beauty, December 2021 until June 2022 |
| Literature | Contemporary photograph in the photo archive of the Wiener Werkstätte at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK, Vienna), inv. no. WWF 94-107-1; MAK, Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI-12027-7 |
Josef Hoffmann designed at least two versions of this cruet set. Interestingly, both bear the same model number although they differ in design and arrangement of both the containers and the carafes.
M56/23
