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Object Timeline

1949

  • Work on this object began.

1960

  • We acquired this object.

1969

  • Work on this object ended.

2025

  • You found it!

Mosaic Wall Panel (Italy), ca. 1959

This is a Mosaic wall panel. It was created by Paolo Casadoro. It is dated ca. 1959 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is marble and other stone, metal, clay(?). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 68.2 x 97.2 x 3.7 cm (26 7/8 x 38 1/4 x 1 7/16 in.)

It has the following markings

On back: printed in black: "Omaggio a Martin Birnbaum con profunda devozione, Paulo Casadoro, 1959."

It is inscribed

Scratched on one tile: "Musaicum decorazioni in Mosaico, S. Polo, 1865, Venezia, Italia."

Cite this object as

Mosaic Wall Panel (Italy), ca. 1959; Paolo Casadoro; marble and other stone, metal, clay(?); H x W x D: 68.2 x 97.2 x 3.7 cm (26 7/8 x 38 1/4 x 1 7/16 in.); 1960-90-1

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