Salt cellar

Henry van de Velde, 1902

MEDIUMMetal

DIMENSIONSSalt cellar: 1 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (3.2 x 9.2 x 5.7 cm)

LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art

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DivisionismJugendstil

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THE ARTIST

Henry van de Velde 1863–1957 · Belgium

Belgian visionary who designed the Paris gallery that gave Art Nouveau its name and paved the way for the Bauhaus.