Wardrobe
ca. 1902-1903 (made)
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Koloman Moser designed this wardrobe for a children's bedroom in Vienna. It seems strikingly advanced in style but is, in fact, only a slight adaptation of a Biedermeier-style wardrobe of the early 19th century. The overall shape, central pediment and panelled construction are all traditional. The novelty lies in Moser's colourful decoration and in particular in his attempt to design a wardrobe which would be fashionable yet practical in such a setting.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Deal, painted white and blue, the paint retouched, with a nickel-plated brass lock-plate |
| Brief description | Austrian 1900-05 |
| Physical description | Wardrobe of white and blue painted deal, the two doors panelled, and the pediment shaped. Nickel-plated brass lock-plate of large square shape. |
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| Object history | This wardrobe, like the low cupboard, W.21-1982, was designed for the children's bedroom in 140 Landstrasse, Vienna 3. |
| Historical context | In 1902 Hoffmann designed a suite of similar furniture for the bedroom of the daughter of the industrialist Max Biach, which was also decorated in white and blue paint, with some black elements. The taste for predominantly white interiors is charmingly recorded in Karl Moll's painting of a dining room 'Weisses Interieur', shown at the Vienna 1908 Kunstschau exhibition. |
| Summary | Koloman Moser designed this wardrobe for a children's bedroom in Vienna. It seems strikingly advanced in style but is, in fact, only a slight adaptation of a Biedermeier-style wardrobe of the early 19th century. The overall shape, central pediment and panelled construction are all traditional. The novelty lies in Moser's colourful decoration and in particular in his attempt to design a wardrobe which would be fashionable yet practical in such a setting. |
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| Accession number | W.22-1982 |
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| Record created | October 2, 2003 |
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