Varietenummer 2 / Mister B. Mouring Der Gelehrte Affe

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Artist/Maker	Wiener Werkstätte (publisher) Jung, Moriz (artist)
Place of origin	Vienna (made)

Postcard printed in black and yellow, depicting an ape dressed in black coat and glasses, seated on a pile of skeletons and holding a skull.

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Categories	Postcards Prints Ephemera
Object type	Postcard
Title	Varietenummer 2 / Mister B. Mouring Der Gelehrte Affe (published title)
Materials and techniques	colour lithograph on card Lithography
Brief description	Lithographic postcard by Moriz Jung, 'Varietenummer 2 / Mister B. Mouring Der Gelehrte Affe', no. 96 in a series published by the Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, 1907-8
Physical description	Postcard printed in black and yellow, depicting an ape dressed in black coat and glasses, seated on a pile of skeletons and holding a skull.
Dimensions	Height: 140mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1972) Width: 90mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1972)
Style	Vienna Secession
Marks and inscriptions	MJ (monogram)
Credit line	Acquired from John Jesse in 1972.
Subject depicted	Apes
Bibliographic references	Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1972 Accession register 1972
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	CIRC.504-1972

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1035050/varietenummer-2--mister-b-postcard-jung-moriz/

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