Art Deco Head of a Woman
Manufacturer
Friedrich Goldscheider
Designer
Vally Wieslthier
(Austrian, 1895-1945)
CultureAustrian
Dateca. 1930
MediumGlazed terra cotta
DimensionsOverall: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
InscribedSigned "Goldscheider, Wien".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number77.1090
Not on view
DescriptionWhite, green and coral enamel mask-like head of a woman. Rests on a base. Glazed terra cotta.Label TextValerie Wieselthier, designing for Goldscheider Art Deco Head of a Woman, (Austrian, ca. 1925) Terra cotta Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., 77.1090 Written By: MTHPublished ReferencesTony Fusco. THE CONFIDENT COLLECTOR: ART DECO IDENTIFICATION AND PRICE GUIDE. New York: Avon Books. 1993. p. 217. Edited by Philippe Garner. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DECORATIVE ARTS, 1890-1940. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. 1978. p. 221, ill.
