Centerpiece with Lapis Lazuli
The interplay between simple geometric design, precious stones, and silver is a common characteristic of metal work design by Josef Hoffmann, a co-founder of the Wiener Werkstätte. This centerpiece features a design variation of the workshop’s signature Rose Mark; on each side of the centerpiece's foot, a stylized rose is set in the center within a pattern of interlocking squares framed by a rhombus. The Rose Mark was a clear tribute to the Scottish designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s influence on continental design. From 1903 to 1932, variations of the Rose Mark were incorporated into the designs of a multitude of work across mediums at the Wiener Werkstätte. This centerpiece was made for Fritz Waerndorfer, the main financial backer of the workshop.
Artwork Details
- Title: Centerpiece with Lapis Lazuli
- Designer: Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, Pirnitz 1870–1956 Vienna)
- Manufacturer: Wiener Werkstätte
- Date: 1906
- Medium: Silver alloy and lapis lazuli
- Dimensions: 5 13/16 × 9 3/16 × 9 3/16 in., 1.88g (14.8 × 23.3 × 23.3 cm)
- Classification: Silver
- Credit Line: Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2020
- Object Number: 2021.54.20
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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Attributed to Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, Pirnitz 1870–1956 Vienna)
late 19th–early 20th century
Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, Pirnitz 1870–1956 Vienna)
ca. 1920
Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, Pirnitz 1870–1956 Vienna)
ca. 1920
Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, Pirnitz 1870–1956 Vienna)
ca. 1920
Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, Pirnitz 1870–1956 Vienna)
ca. 1920
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