Description & Technical information

Designed by: Josef Hoffmann, shape and fabric; Koloman Moser (marbled paper)

Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, fabric: Backhausen, Dessin no.
5055, around 1905

Signs of wear, very nice original condition.


Period:  20th century
Origin:  Austrian
Medium: Cardboard, fabric, marbled paper
Signature: Marked: WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines) gold print

Dimensions: 10 x 32.5 x 22 cm (3⁷/₈ x 12³/₄ x 8⁵/₈ inches)
Provenance: Private property, Austria

Literature: Backhausen Archives, object no. BA03709, Dessin no. 5055, Josef Hoffmann, 1904; comp. Archives of Textiles and Carpets at the
Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, inv. no. T 13234


Categories: Jewellery