About this artwork
The relationship between a fabric’s design and its title is often obscure, but this work likely derived its title from the commission for which it was made: the Pukersdorf Sanatorium and spa. Josef Hoffmann designed the entire complex, including this fabric, in 1904. It was used as upholstery for several rooms in the sanatorium; this particular convalescent institution became popular with the social elite of nearby Vienna.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Artists
- Josef Hoffmann (Designer) , Johann Backhausen und Söhne (Producer)
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Title
- Cry for Help, Notschrei (Cry for Help) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)
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Places
- Vienna (Object made in:), Austria (Object made in:)
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Date
- Made 1904
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Medium
- Cotton and wool, three-color complementary weft plain weave with inner warps
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Dimensions
- 88.6 × 64.8 cm (34 7/8 × 25 1/2 in.); Repeat: 22 × 20.2 cm (8 5/8 × 8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Robert Allerton Endowment
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Reference Number
- 1991.83.7
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