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Card, Curtis Moffat Ltd.
This is a Card. It was designed by E. McKnight Kauffer. It is dated 1929. Its medium is letterpress. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
In 1929, Curtis Moffat opened a decorating studio in London and Kauffer designed the invitation. Best known as a photographer, Moffat became one of the most influential interior decorators in London. He sold both Kauffer’s and Dorn’s rugs alongside African art and sculpture, Georgian dollhouses, Ming stone carvings, and more. Moffat promoted a style of modern interior decoration that mixed complementary objects of different eras and geographies.
It is credited Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- Invitation, Man Ray, 1934
- lithograph.
- Simon Rendall.
- 78.2019.13
- Invitation, E. McKnight Kauffer, 1935
- lithograph.
- Simon Rendall Collection.
- 78.2019.12
- Brochure, Mayor Gallery, October 1933
- lithograph.
- Simon Rendall Collection.
- 78.2019.18
Our curators have highlighted 1 object that are related to this one.
- Booklet, Charnaux, ca. 1936
- letterpress halftone.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-660
Its dimensions are
15.1 × 17.7 cm (5 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
It is signed
Stamped in gray watercolor, at lower left corner: EMcKK
Cite this object as
Card, Curtis Moffat Ltd.; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); letterpress; 15.1 × 17.7 cm (5 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-1271
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Underground Modernist: E. McKnight Kauffer.
