Demitasse and Saucer
Peter Behrens
1900/02
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
Dimensions
Cup: H. 6 cm (2 7/16 in.) diam. 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.) Saucer: H. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.) diam. 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.)
Classification
teaware
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
109475
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Peter Behrens designed this demitasse (small coffee cup) and saucer for a model dining room display at the Wertheim department store in Berlin in 1902. It was one of twelve architect-designed rooms installed in the prominent German store; these rooms helped disseminate modern design to consumers. Behrens repeated the pattern of geometric forms on the furniture, lighting, wallpaper, and carpet of the room.