Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum Photos

Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum (Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg) opened in 1877 in a neo-renaissance palace. Its displays cover arts and crafts, interior design and photography from Europe, the Middle East and Asia from ancient times to the present.

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Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum (Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg) (1873-76). Hamburg, Germany. Architect: Carl Johann Christian Zimmermann.	Commuter train stop in front of Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Facade of Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Building detail of Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Courtyard incorporating façade of "Kaiserhof" a renaissance house (1619) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Chair (1870) by Edward William Godwin & made by William Watt of London at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	English Cabinet, Arts & Crafts style, att. Charles F.A. Voysey of England at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Lidded jug of silver & glass (1885) by Christopher Dresser (London) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Silver tray (1902) by Frederick Courthope (London) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Child's cutlery set & case (1904) by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Glasgow) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Rookwood vase with chrysanthemums (1896) painted by Sara Sax (Cincinnati USA) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Rookwood earthenware vase (1897) with flowers painted by Albert R. Valentien (Cincinnati USA) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Stoneware vase (c1899) by Grueby Faience Co. (Boston) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Ceramic vase with cricket (c1890) by Emile Gallé at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Eagle-shaped lidded vessel (1895) by Hermann August Kähler & Karl Hansen-Reistrup (Denmark) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Vase with snake handles (c1899) by Edmond Edouard Achille Lachenal (France) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Stained glass window (c1901) from Muthesius Home in Berlin by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Glasgow) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Chair from the Willow Tea Room in Glasgow (1903) by Charles Rennie Mackintosh at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Wooden cabinet with glass doors & carved decorations (1881) by Paul Gauguin (Paris) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Art Nouveau pendulum table clock (1902) by Alfred Daguet (Paris) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Beech shelves inlaid with different woods (1895) by Emile Gallé (Nancy, France) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Breast ornament with fish, opal & cameo with sea maidens (1899-90) by René Lalique (Paris) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Pendant with winter landscape composed of gold, enamel & sapphire (1899-90) by René Lalique (Paris) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Hair comb jewelry with water nymphs (1899-1900) by René Lalique (Paris) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Room with furnishings from Maison Krieger (c1899) by A. Damon & Colin (Paris) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Leaded glass window & furniture group (late 19thC) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Details of leaded glass window (late 19thC) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Vase "Les Lumineuses" with verses by Viktor Hugo (c1899) by Emile Gallé (Nancy, France) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Vase with irises (c1900) by Emile Gallé at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Art Nouveau buffet (c1899) walnut with bronze fixtures by Eugène Gaillard (Paris) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Part of the balustrade of Paris Metro entrance (1900) by Hector Guimard at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Rozenburg handled vase (c1899) by J.W. van Rossum at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Art Nouveau coffee & tea service (c1903) manufactured by Orivit AG Germany at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Office with turn of 20thC furniture at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Vase with fish design (1898) by Alf Wallander, Faience Manufacturer Rörstrand (Stockholm) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	"Arrowhead" vase (1899) by Alf Wallander for Faience Manufacturer Rörstrand (Stockholm) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

"Red Clover" vase (c1899) attrib. Alf Wallander for Faience Manufacturer Rörstrand (Stockholm) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Coffee setting (1901-2) by Jutta Sika for Joseph Böck porcelain manufacturer (Vienna) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Three cartoons for windows (1913) for Hamburg School of Applied Arts by Carl Otto Czeschka (Austrian painter associated with the Wiener Werkstätte) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Three cartoons for windows (1913) for Hamburg School of Applied Arts by Carl Otto Czeschka (Austrian painter associated with the Wiener Werkstätte) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Armchair (1904) from Vienna postal savings office by Otto Wagner & made by Fa. Thonet of Vienna at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Armchair (c1913) by Josef Hoffmann at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Tea service (1904) by Josef Hoffmann & made by Konrad Schindel for Wiener Werkstätte at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Desk of cherry wood, leather & glass from Schröder House, Hagen (1908) by Peter Behrens at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Bench in stained oak & leather (1902) by Peter Behrens made by George Hulbe of Hamburg for Arts & Crafts Exhibition of Turin (1902) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Chair from Schröder House, Hagen (1908) by Peter Behrens at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Chair from Schröder House, Hagen (1908) by Peter Behrens at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Set of ruby glasses designed for Behrens household (1901) made by Rheinische Glashütten AG of Köln-Ehrenfeld at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Porcelain dessert plate from dining service of Behrens household (1901) made by Porzellanfabrik Gebr. Bauscher of Weiden at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	AEG Electric fans, tea kettles & heater (early 1900s) by Peter Behrens at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	AEG Electric table fan (1908) by Peter Behrens at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	AEG Electric nickel-plated brass water kettle (1909) by Peter Behrens at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

AEG Electric copper water kettle with stand (1909) by Peter Behrens at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	AEG Electric chrome-plated toaster (1930) by Peter Behrens at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Standing Mirror (1920-25) by Edgar Brandt; Lady's Secretary (1922-23) by Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann; Salon Table (c1930) by Jules Leleu, Paris at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Leather armchair with tubular steel, chrome plated frame (1928) by Le Corbusier & Charlotte Perriand, Paris at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Shelves (1924) by Marcel Breuer; Side table & Club armchair (1927) by Erich Dieckmann at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Grouping of chairs in modern design (1st part 20thC) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	"Sitting Machine" armchair (1906) by Josef Hoffman (Vienna) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Slatted Chair "TI 1A" (1922) by Marcel Breuer, made by Bauhaus-Werk-stätten Weimar at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Club Armchair B3 "Wassily" (1927-8) by Marcel Breuer for Bauhaus at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Zig-Zag Chair (1932) by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, Holland, at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	White Dot (Composition #248) painting (1923) by Wassily Kandinsky at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Wall Desk (1890-1900) by Carlo Bugatti, Milan, at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

European historic art glass display at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Römer footed drinking glass with coat of arms monogram (1766) from Nuremburg? at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Imperial eagle humpen tankard (1671) from Hessen or Franconia at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	German-Bohemian enameled glass humpen (1708 & late 18thC) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Blown glass wine cantir flask with bird on handle (17thC) from,Catalonia at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Bohemian & French glass collection at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Gallery displaying porcelain objects at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.	Porcelain lidded serving dish with floral décor (c1765-70) made by Fürstenberg Manufacturers Germany at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Allegorical ceramic sculpture of fall from grace, death & resurrection (c1750) probably from Saxony at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.