Box
- MAKER:
Designer
Laurits Christian Eichner ( 1894 - 1967 )
- DATE:
- c. 1937
General Description
This neatly fluted, architectonic box by Laurits Christian Eichner reveals the taste for modern classicized forms prevalent in American design during the 1930s.
Adapted from
- Kevin W. Tucker, DMA unpublished material, 2008.
Fun Facts
In addition to being a metal craftsman, Laurits Christian Eichner was an engineer and a historically influential maker of scientific instruments, many of which are still in service in laboratories and observatories around the world.