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1922

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1930

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Sidewall, Das Wasser [Water]

This is a sidewall. It was designed by Dagobert Peche and manufactured by Wiener Werkstätte and Flammersheim & Steinmann. It is dated 1922 and we acquired it in 1930. Its medium is machine-printed paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Frankl Galleries. It is credited Gift of Frankl Galleries.

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Its dimensions are

Overall: 47.5 x 54.5 cm (18 11/16 x 21 7/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in selvedge: "WIENER WERKSTATTE 'DAS WASSER' ENTWURF".

Cite this object as

Sidewall, Das Wasser [Water]; Designed by Dagobert Peche (Austrian, 1887–1923, active Vienna, 1911–1923); Manufactured by Wiener Werkstätte (Austria), Flammersheim & Steinmann (Germany); Austria; machine-printed paper; Overall: 47.5 x 54.5 cm (18 11/16 x 21 7/16 in.); Gift of Frankl Galleries; 1930-11-1-i

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