Panel
ca. 1891 (made)
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Leather panel on which are seven smaller panels showing the process of ornamental leatherwork: 1- drawn ('gezeichnet); 2- cut ('geschitten'); 3- punched ('gesetzt'); 4- embossed ('getrieben'); 5- modelled ('modelliert'); 6- etched or tooled ('gebeitzt'); 7- painted ('bemalt'). On the label above is inscribed: 'Magasin fuer Berliner Kunstgewerbe. H. Hirschwald Kgl. preussischer und Grossh. badischer Hoflieferant, Berlin, Unter den Linden 54-55'. The whole is surrounded by a frame of floral design with brass knobs. This panel has been reduced for exhibition and it measures now 1 ft. 8 3/4 in x 3ft 3/4 in. Panel unframed 30/12/1931. Discovering made that of these words 'Berlin, Unter den Linden 54-55' remain of the inscription. The remainder was probably cut off when the reduction was made.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embossed and gilded leather |
| Brief description | Leather panel on which are seven smaller panels, within a leather frame, showing the process of making ornamental leather work, H. Hirschwald, Berlin, ca. 1891. |
| Physical description | Leather panel on which are seven smaller panels showing the process of ornamental leatherwork: 1- drawn ('gezeichnet); 2- cut ('geschitten'); 3- punched ('gesetzt'); 4- embossed ('getrieben'); 5- modelled ('modelliert'); 6- etched or tooled ('gebeitzt'); 7- painted ('bemalt'). On the label above is inscribed: 'Magasin fuer Berliner Kunstgewerbe. H. Hirschwald Kgl. preussischer und Grossh. badischer Hoflieferant, Berlin, Unter den Linden 54-55'. The whole is surrounded by a frame of floral design with brass knobs. This panel has been reduced for exhibition and it measures now 1 ft. 8 3/4 in x 3ft 3/4 in. Panel unframed 30/12/1931. Discovering made that of these words 'Berlin, Unter den Linden 54-55' remain of the inscription. The remainder was probably cut off when the reduction was made. |
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| Object history | This panel was, according to labels on the back, exhibited in Aberdeen (May 1913); Wolverhampton (1921); ....ford (1923). Purchase price: £ 9 (together with panel showing the stages of brass repousse-work: £ 20) |
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| Accession number | 379-1891 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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