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Cachepot, c. 1912

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Metal gilded
21×18.2×18.2 cm

Artists

  • Josef Hoffmann

    (Pirnitz 1870–1956 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment
This flowerpot was designed by the architect and designer Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956) around 1912. Hoffmann used a simple, cylindrical basic form, resting on four oval feet. The cylinder’s surface, by contrast, boasts an embossed relief, depicting wavelike tendrils and oval medallions. The well-matched succession of these motifs rhythmize the object and invests it with a precious appearance, reinforced by the gilding. Unfortunately, it is not known who carried out the execution of this design.

MR, 2023

Object data

Artist/author
  • Design: Josef Hoffmann
Title
Cachepot
Date
c. 1912
Art movement
Wiener Werkstätte
Category
Arts and crafts
Material​/technique
Metal gilded
Dimensions
21×18.2×18.2 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 4412
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 1994
Keywords
design/arts and craftcontainer of metal: bucket/canister/tinpotted plantornament (round and curved forms)

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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i
Dr. Rudolf Leopold, Wien (o.D.);
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (seit 1994).

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design/arts and craftcontainer of metal: bucket/canister/tinpotted plantornament (round and curved forms)