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Notes:
[1] A kylix is a broad shallow two-handled cup used for drinking wine in ancient Greece.
ProvenanceFrom 1964
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC, acquired in 1964. [1]
Notes:
[1] In the early 1960s Charles H. Babcock (1899-1967) gave the house and its contents to the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. The house was then incorporated as a museum and collection (Reynolda House, Inc.) on December 18, 1964 with the signing of the charter at its first board meeting. The museum first opened to the public in September 1965.
DepartmentHistoric House
Smoker without Handle
Maker
Oscar B. Bach
(1884 - 1957)
Date1930-1940
Mediumbronze (or perhaps brass and other metals)
DimensionsOverall: 31 3/16 × 9 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (79.2 × 24.4 × 24.4 cm)
Other (base circumference): 30 3/8 in. (77.2 cm)
Credit LineReynolda Estate
CopyrightPublic Domain
Object number1922.2.73
DescriptionThe kylix-shaped [1] ash bowl of this smoking stand is held atop a tall standard on a round stand pierced with a design of holly leaves. Dolphin figures support the standard and form a transition to the base. The handle typically associated with the design of this smoking stand (see 1922.2.172 and 1922.2.173) is missing. The ash bowl has cigarette rests borne on stylized Archaic horse heads. The whole smoking stand is covered with a brown chemical patina that has been severely abraded on the bowl.Notes:
[1] A kylix is a broad shallow two-handled cup used for drinking wine in ancient Greece.
ProvenanceFrom 1964
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC, acquired in 1964. [1]
Notes:
[1] In the early 1960s Charles H. Babcock (1899-1967) gave the house and its contents to the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. The house was then incorporated as a museum and collection (Reynolda House, Inc.) on December 18, 1964 with the signing of the charter at its first board meeting. The museum first opened to the public in September 1965.
Status
On view
