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Josef Hoffmann
Textile Length, "Sehnsucht"1904

Not on view
Textile sample with an allover geometric repeat pattern: brown grid lines on an off-white ground, with paired gray oval motifs in each cell and terracotta zigzag bands between rows
Artist or Maker
Josef Hoffmann
Moravia (now Czech Republic), active Austria, Vienna, 1870-1956
Design House
Wiener Werkstätte
Austria, Vienna, 1903-1932
Manufacturer
Johann Backhausen & Söhne
Austria, Vienna, founded 1849
Title
Textile Length, "Sehnsucht"
Place Made
Austria, Vienna
Date Made
1904
Medium
Cotton, twill and plain-weave double cloth
Dimensions
81 x 46 1/4 in. (205.74 x 117.48 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Max Palevsky
Accession Number
AC1999.75.1
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles