Model No. 992

Walter Scherf|Walter Scherf & Co., Nürnberg

ca. 1903 · Stoneware, pewter · Modern and Contemporary Art

Friedrich August Scherf and his son Walter founded the Metallwarenfabrik für Kleinkunst Walter Scherf & Co. in 1899. The manufacturer worked with noted designers, including Josef Hoffmann. Walter Scherf, who trained at the Nürnberger Handwerkkunst, Bayerisches Gewerbemuseum between 1903 and 1907, also designed for the company. With its delicately curved metalwork and mottled green stoneware, the centerpiece demonstrates the younger Scherf’s engagement with innovative Art Nouveau designs.

Artist

Walter Scherf|Walter Scherf & Co., Nürnberg

Date

ca. 1903

Medium

Stoneware, pewter

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2009