JOSEF HOFFMANN
| About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
| Designed by | Josef Hoffmann, around 1909 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, model no. G 1039 (rectangular pieces), G 957 (pendant) |
| Marked | pendant: Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), clasp: WW |
| Dimensions | L 43 cm |
| Material | 925 fine silver (according to an expert opinion 878 fine silver for the extended chain), mother-of-pearl, remains of gold plating |
| Provenance | private property, New York, USA |
| Shown | Gustav Klimt Zentrum am Attersee, 2016, Emilie Flöge. Reform der Mode, Inspiration der Kunst |
| Literature | Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, vol. XXV, 1909, p. 383; WW archives, Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI 12149-7/KI 12159-22, model no. G 1039/G 957; S. Tretter/P. Weinhäupl (ed.), Gustav Klimt Zentrum am Attersee, exhib. cat., Gustav Klimt. Emilie Flöge. Reform der Mode, Inspiration der Kunst, Vienna 2016 |
As yet, we have only been able to find evidence for parts of the necklace. The Wiener Werkstätte archives hold sketches for the two rectangular decorative elements – model no. G 1039, described as part of the chain for neck jewellery. The pendant is also documented on a design drawing preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte archives (model no. G 957, referred to as pendant) and depicted in an illustration in "Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, 1909/1910" (Professor J. Hoffmann, neck jewellery, gold-plated silver with mother-of-pearl). Evidently Hoffmann designed elements for the serial production of jewellery just as he had done with his earlier furniture designs for J. & J. Kohn.
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