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Print, Wandbehang Die Reifezeit (Harvest Time Wall Hanging), plate 7, in Die Quelle: Flächen Schmuck (The Source: Ornament for Flat Surfaces)

This is a Print. It was designed by Koloman Moser. It is dated 1901 and we acquired it in 1999. Its medium is color lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

The Harvest Time design refers to both plant and human fertility. Women in long robes decorated with checked borders hold pomegranates. The fruit is a traditional symbol of regeneration because of its numerous seeds. The black and white check motif alternates with the repeating circular fruits in a rhythmically patterned composition.

This object was donated by Jerrol E. Golden. It is credited Gift of Jerrol E. Golden.

  • Box Box
  • silver plated, brass.
  • Gift of Anne Ehrenkranz.
  • 2010-24-1

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Its dimensions are

Sheet: 24.9 x 29.5 cm (9 13/16 x 11 5/8 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.) Frame H x W x D: 39.7 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm (15 5/8 in. x 19 3/4 in. x 1 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Wandbehang Die Reifezeit (Harvest Time Wall Hanging), plate 7, in Die Quelle: Flächen Schmuck (The Source: Ornament for Flat Surfaces); Designed by Koloman Moser (Austrian, 1868–1918); Austria; color lithograph on paper; Sheet: 24.9 x 29.5 cm (9 13/16 x 11 5/8 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.) Frame H x W x D: 39.7 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm (15 5/8 in. x 19 3/4 in. x 1 in.); Gift of Jerrol E. Golden; 1999-41-1-8

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Making Design and Glass of the Avant-Garde: From Vienna Secession to Bauhaus.

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