JOSEF HOFFMANN
| About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
| Designed by | Josef Hoffmann, 1906 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S 0811, between 1906 and 1910 |
| Marked | JH, WW, rose mark, Austrian hallmark head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), silversmith JW? (Josef Wagner) |
| Dimensions | H 3.5 cm, W 13.5 cm, Ø 9.5 cm |
| Material | Silver, clear glass liner, pierced square latticework |
| Provenance | private property, Austria |
| Literature | a contemporary photograph is preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte archives at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, inv. no. WWF 94-63-4 |
In the Wiener Werkstätte photo archives the butter dish is described as a "Butterdose" suggesting a closed container, apparently a mistake. The butter knife (cat. no. 19) we are offering was intended to lie across the dish.
M15/23
