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Krone (Crown) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)

A work made of silk, plain weave; block printed.

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  • A work made of silk, plain weave; block printed.

Date:

1919

Artist:

Designed by Dagobert Peche (Austrian, 1887–1923)
Produced by the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna, active 1903–1932)
Austria, Vienna

About this artwork

Like a number of Peche’s other patterns, Krone effectively combines two of the artist’s favorite visual themes—the ombré effect of stripes of color and the fine line drawing of floral forms, here placed in the lightest zone of the stripes.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Dagobert Peche (Designer)

Title

Krone (Crown) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)

Place

Vienna (Object made in)

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Made 1919

Medium

Silk, plain weave; block printed

Dimensions

138.5 × 93.4 cm (54 1/2 × 36 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Allerton

Reference Number

1924.216

Extended information about this artwork

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