Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2020.

Art Nouveau Plaque

Manufacturer Unknown

Dateca. 1900

MediumConcrete and mosaic

Dimensions15 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (39.4 × 39.4 cm)

ClassificationsDecorative arts

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.3532C

Terms

Flowers
Art Nouveau

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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