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ca.1930 (printed)
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Place of origin

Envelope with lettering and a border printed in dark green ink. The border encloses a background printed in orange ink, with purple lines.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour process engraving
Brief description
Trade envelope for Hansa-Filter, Haiger, Germany; printed in dark green, orange and purple ink. Woodcut print by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, ca.1930.
Physical description
Envelope with lettering and a border printed in dark green ink. The border encloses a background printed in orange ink, with purple lines.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3cm
  • Width: 2.1cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Hansa-Filter / Fürs Haus-Fürs Die Industrie-' (Lettered within the design)
  • 'S-R'' (Signed within the design)
  • 'Kunstanstalt Hugo Bestehorn, Magdeburg-N' (Lettered at the bottom edge of the page)
Credit line
Given by Mr Gustav Delbanco
Object history
E.806-885-1963, under Prints and Drawings in this list, were formerly in the collection of Dr. Rosa Schapire, and of these the proofs of woodcuts made prior to 1924 were part of the material for her catalogue of Schmidt-Rottluff's graphic work. The Victoria and Albert Museum Library also has a collection of examples of the artist's typographical work, bequeathed by Dr. Schapire in 1955.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.881-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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