KOLOMAN MOSER, WIENER WERKSTÄTTE
| About the artist | 1868 – Vienna – 1918 |
| Designed by | Koloman Moser, 1904 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, works no. S 2254, around 1910 |
| Marked | WW, Austrian hallmark, head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000) |
| Dimensions | 3 x 3.2 cm |
| Material | Silver and silver-plated alpaca, black enamelled |
| Literature | Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, XV, 1905, p. 42; the design drawings for this pieces are to be found in the Wiener Werkstätte archives at the Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, inv. no. KI 12574-8 |
Originally, Koloman Moser intended this brooch to be a part of a children’s necklace with depictions of six different animals. Apparently, these graphic and minimal depictions of a mouse, rabbit, bird, cat, duck and squirrel stirred up the yearnings of parents, who also liked to wear these designs.