Not currently on display at the V&A

Plaque

ca. 1915-1923 (made)
Place of origin
Vienna (made)

Rectangular, slightly convex plaque enamelled and gilded with a scene suggesting Arabian lovers seated on grass with a tree and horse in the background.


Object details

Category
Enamels
Object type
Plaque
Materials and techniques
Painted with enamels on copper, and gilded
Copper
Enamelled
Gilded
Brief description
Enamelled and gilded plaque painted by Maria Likartz for the Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, Austria, about 1915-23
Physical description
Rectangular, slightly convex plaque enamelled and gilded with a scene suggesting Arabian lovers seated on grass with a tree and horse in the background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.7cm (measured) (Note: measured)
  • Width: 6cm (measured) (Note: measured)
Credit line
Gift of Miss Bertha Sander, NRD
Bibliographic reference
Ulla Rogalski: Ein ganzes Leben in einer Hutschachtel: Geschichten aus dem Leben der judischen innenarkitectin Bertha Sander 1901-1990, Hamburg, 2014
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.19-1986

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O341092/plaque/
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