About This Artwork

German
Designer: Henry van de Velde
Belgian, 1863-1957
Manufacturer: Theodor Muller
German, Unknown

Samovar, 1897/1907

Silvered brass, wood (teak)
37.9 x 28.5 x 23.5 cm (14 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Gift of the Historical Design Collection; Mr. and Mrs. F. Lee Wendell and European Decorative Arts Purchase funds; Edward E. Ayer Endowment in memory of Charles L. Hutchinson; Bessie Bennett Endowment; Edward Chase Garvey Memorial; Walter C. Clark, Mrs. Oscar Klein, Mrs. R.W. Morris, and Mrs. I. Newton Perry, 1989.154