Dress Fabric
ca. 1925 (designed)
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The Wiener Werkstätte textile department designed this printed silk dress fabric about 1925. The Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop) was a guild of designers and craftsmen who came together with the idea of furthering the work and ideals of the Viennese Secession. It was founded by the architect Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) and the designer Koloman Moser (1868-1918). The organisation manufactured a range of interior furnishings for the luxury goods market between 1903 and 1932. These were both handmade and industrially manufactured. The textile department opened in 1900. Its 80 members produced about 1,800 designs, mainly for printed fabrics for furnishings and apparel. The textiles were characterised by simplified forms and vivid colours. These were derived from Eastern European peasant art and geometric motifs in contemporary painting. They were an important influence on Art Deco ornamentation.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Block-printed silk |
| Brief description | Dress fabric of block-printed silk, Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, ca. 1925 |
| Physical description | Dress fabric of block-printed silk with orange, brown, yellow and blue butterflies, snails and stripes on a black ground. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss B. Sander |
| Object history | Registered File number 1985/2176. |
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| Summary | The Wiener Werkstätte textile department designed this printed silk dress fabric about 1925. The Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop) was a guild of designers and craftsmen who came together with the idea of furthering the work and ideals of the Viennese Secession. It was founded by the architect Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) and the designer Koloman Moser (1868-1918). The organisation manufactured a range of interior furnishings for the luxury goods market between 1903 and 1932. These were both handmade and industrially manufactured. The textile department opened in 1900. Its 80 members produced about 1,800 designs, mainly for printed fabrics for furnishings and apparel. The textiles were characterised by simplified forms and vivid colours. These were derived from Eastern European peasant art and geometric motifs in contemporary painting. They were an important influence on Art Deco ornamentation. |
| Bibliographic reference | Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London : V&A Publications, 2003, pl. 4.
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| Accession number | T.21-1986 |
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| Record created | August 7, 2002 |
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