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Ball Souvenir of the Concordia Ball, 1909

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Paper, cover, bound
14.1×11.6 cm

Artists

  • Josef Hoffmann

    (Pirnitz/Brtnice 1870–1956 Vienna)

  • Wiener Werkstätte
Unfortunately not on display at the moment
The architect and designer Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956), who was a co-founder of the Wiener Werkstätte, designed this ball souvenir in keeping with Jugendstil for the 1909 Concordia Ball. The exterior of this hinged object is made from a piece of wrought brass and decorated with vegetal elements, including tendrilous spirals and bellflowers, a central, oval medallion featuring a pen as the attribute of the guild of writers, as well as details about the occasion. Upon opening this ball souvenir, executed by the Wiener Werkstätte, the left interior reveals a colorful marbled paper as end paper, while the right side features a sheet with the sequence of dances. Organized by the eponymous press club, the Concordia Ball has been held – safe for a few interruptions – from 1863, and was long considered the highlight of the Vienna ball season.

Object data

Artist/author
  • Design: Josef Hoffmann
  • Execution: Wiener Werkstätte
Title
Ball Souvenir of the Concordia Ball
Date
1909
Art movement
Art Nouveau, Wiener Werkstätte
Category
Arts and crafts
Material​/technique
Paper, cover, bound
Dimensions
14.1×11.6 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 1585
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 1994
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