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Furnishing Fabric Titled Cockerels

A work made of cotton, complementary warp and weft "tied and free" plain weave double cloth with supplementary stitching wefts.

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  • A work made of cotton, complementary warp and weft "tied and free" plain weave double cloth with supplementary stitching wefts.

Date:

1904

Artist:

Designed by Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, 1870–1956)
Produced by Johann Backhausen & Söhne (Austria, 1949-2012)
Austria, Vienna

About this artwork

Hoffman’s textile designs are characterized by a sinuous geometry. This fabric introduces a traditional folk art motif of a cockerel, or rooster, into the woven grid.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artists

Josef Hoffmann (Designer) , Johann Backhausen und Söhne (Producer)

Title

Furnishing Fabric Titled Cockerels, Hahnen (Furnishing Fabric)

Places

Vienna (Object made in:), Austria (Object made in:)

Date

Made 1904

Medium

Cotton, complementary warp and weft "tied and free" plain weave double cloth with supplementary stitching wefts

Dimensions

107.6 × 125.1 cm (42 3/8 × 49 1/4 in.); Repeat: 34.3 × 10.5 cm (13 1/2 × 4 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Barbara E. and Richard J. Franke Fund and the Textile Society

Reference Number

1994.18

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