Tumblers
1947 · Stainless steel
Each: 2 7/8 x 2 3/4" (7.3 x 7 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Vollrath Co., Sheboygan, WI
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20th Century Design from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1958–1959
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Good Design: 5th Anniversary
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1955
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Good Design
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1951–1952
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Good Design
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1950–1951
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Design Show: Christmas 1949
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1949–1950
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Vollrath Co. is an American manufacturer founded in Sheboygan, Wisconsin in 1874, renowned for producing cast-iron cookware and kitchenware that defined domestic cooking practice throughout the twentieth century. The company's designs, from skillets to griddles to specialized bakeware, exemplified industrial production at the service of everyday utility, combining functional engineering with accessible material culture. Vollrath's cast iron became foundational to American home and commercial kitchens, establishing standards of durability and performance that influenced generations of cookware design.
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