"Four Tube Bud Holder"
Ruth Gerth
(American, 1897–1952)
William Gerth
(American, dates unknown)
Chase Brass & Copper Company
(active 1929 to the present)
designed about 1933; made about 1933–40
Object PlaceWaterbury, Connecticut, USA
Medium/TechniqueChromium-plated metal
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 8 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. (22.5 x 8.9 cm) (measurements of box)
Credit LineGift of Flavia Perugini in honor of Eleni Dunbar
Accession number2011.2006
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenanceEarly 2000s, purchased at an unidentified second-hand store by Flavia Perugini (Concord, MA); 2011, gift of Flavia Perugini to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 21, 2011)
