Object Timeline

  • We acquired this object.

1947

  • Work on this object began.

1957

  • Work on this object ended.

2023

2025

  • You found it!

Canapé Tray, Greetings from Pahlmann to all dodo workers

This is a Canapé Tray. It is dated ca. 1952. Its medium is glazed stoneware with luster. It is a part of the department.

It is credited Courtesy of Betsy Wellington.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 1.3 × 20.3 cm (1/2 in. × 8 in.)

It is inscribed

Greetings from Pahlmann to all dodo workers

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes.

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