Description & Technical information

Designed by: Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, 1910
Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, work no. S 1981

According to the archive of the Wiener Werkstätte six of these lamps were made between 1910 and 1913.

We would like to thank Dr. Elisabeth Schmuttermeier of the Museum of applied Arts for her friendly assistance in supplying this information.

Date:  1910
Period:  20th century
Origin:  Vienna
Medium: Chased, silver, Bead-and-reel decoration, White opaque glass
Signature: Marked: JH, WW, rose mark, Austrian hallmark Diana's head (A for Vienna, 800/1000), maker's mark WA (Adolf Wertnik?)

Dimensions: 45 x 26 x 26 cm (17³/₄ x 10¹/₄ x 10¹/₄ inches)
Literature: ref.: Wiener Werkstätte, vol. 12; special edition "Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration", 1910/11, p. 179
Categories: Decorative Arts & Design