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1901

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1999

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Print, Title Page, Die Quelle: Flächen Schmuck (The Source: Ornament for Flat Surfaces), plate 1

This is a Print. It was designed by Koloman Moser. It is dated 1901 and we acquired it in 1999. Its medium is color lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Jerrol E. Golden. It is credited Gift of Jerrol E. Golden.

  • Coffee Set (Austria)
  • enameled porcelain.
  • Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.
  • 1986-83-1/5
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Its dimensions are

25 x 29.6 cm (9 13/16 x 11 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

In black ink, upper left, outside lithograph: PB/66/C

Cite this object as

Print, Title Page, Die Quelle: Flächen Schmuck (The Source: Ornament for Flat Surfaces), plate 1; Designed by Koloman Moser (Austrian, 1868–1918); Austria; color lithograph on paper; 25 x 29.6 cm (9 13/16 x 11 5/8 in.); Gift of Jerrol E. Golden; 1999-41-1-2

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Glass of the Avant-Garde: From Vienna Secession to Bauhaus.

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