Designed by Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, 1870–1956)
Produced by Johann Backhausen & Söhne (Austria, 1949-2012)
Austria, Vienna
Furnishing Fabric Titled Cockerels
INV-1337
Designed by Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, 1870–1956)
Produced by Johann Backhausen & Söhne (Austria, 1949-2012)
Austria, Vienna1904
Furnishing Fabric Titled Cockerels
Designed by Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, 1870–1956) Produced by Johann Backhausen & Söhne (Austria, 1949-2012) Austria, Vienna →Modernismtextileweaving
Date
1904
Medium
Cotton, complementary warp and weft "tied and free" plain weave double cloth with supplementary stitching wefts
Dimensions
107.6 × 125.1 cm (42 3/8 × 49 1/4 in.); Repeat: 34.3 × 10.5 cm (13 1/2 × 4 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by Barbara E. and Richard J. Franke Fund and the Textile Society
Hoffman’s textile designs are characterized by a sinuous geometry. This fabric introduces a traditional folk art motif of a cockerel, or rooster, into the woven grid.
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