Art Nouveau Plaque
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureItalian?
Dateca. 1900
MediumConcrete and mosaic
DimensionsOverall, Frame: 19 3/4 × 19 3/4 × 1 3/8 in., 17 lb. (50.2 × 50.2 × 3.5 cm, 7.7 kg)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.3532B
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 B. depicts a woman facing forward with eyes partially closed looking to proper left; she has large flowers in her hair, on each side of her head.
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