Max Snischek
"Elfenbein" Panel

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DesignerDesigned by Max Snischek(Austrian, 1891–1968)Austrian, 1891–1968

ManufacturerManufactured by Wiener Werkstätte(Austrian, active 1903–1932)Austrian, active 1903–1932

CultureAustrian

Titles

"Elfenbein" Panel
"Ivory" Textile

DateDesigned 1927, manufactured 1928–1932

PlaceAustria

MediumBlock printed cotton

DimensionsOverall: 82 1/2 × 50in. (209.6 × 127cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Jeffrey A. Shankman

Object number2000.204

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

TEXTILES

Provenance[Historical Design, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2000.
Exhibition HistoryDefining Modern: European Design 1890-1935, MFA,H, Andrews Gallery, 8/26/01 - 11/11/01, Curator: C. Strauss

"Recent Accessions in Modern and Contemporary Design", MFA,H, Alice Pratt Brown Garden Gallery, August 27, 2005 - March 5, 2006.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Stamped repeatedly along the salvege: "WIENER WERKSTÄTTE"

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