Art Nouveau Plaque
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureItalian?
Dateca. 1900
MediumConcrete and mosaic
Dimensions15 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (39.4 × 39.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.3532C
Not on view
DescriptionThis is one of a set of four painted concrete plaques; each is decorated with an idealized head of a woman with flowers and long hair in relief and painting in colors. Gold mosaic pieces form the background for each head. Each is framed in a simple oak frame. Plaque C. depicts a woman in profile facing proper right; she is wearing two large flowers in her hair; she is holding one large flower in one hand.Label TextPlaques, ca. 1900 Mosaic Gifts of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.3532d and 71.3532c
early 20th century