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Christopher Dresser / Hukin & Heath Aesthetic Movement Adjustable Toast or Letter Rack 1881

CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) UK
HUKIN & HEATH Birmingham, England

Adjustable toast or letter rack 1881

Silver-plate (articulated model)

Marks: H&H, 2555, stylized fleur-de-lis touch mark

Illustrated: Truth, Beauty, Power: Dr. Christopher Dresser 1834-1904, exhibition catalogue Historical Design, Inc. (New York, 1998) p. 21.

H: 5″ x W: 6 1/2″ x D: 4″

There is another model of this toast /letter rack in the collection of the British Museum, London, as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Category: Christopher Dresser. Tags: "Adjustable", 1881, Aesthetic Movement, Hukin & Heath, Letter Rack, Toast, Christopher Dresser.

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