Accession Nr.: 77.207.1
Date of production:
ca. 1900
Place of production: Hungary
Materials: linen damask
Techniques: woven
Dimensions:
length: 137 cm
width: 137 cm
The square tablecloth has a woven pattern of a bowl packed with fruit, at the middle of the sides. There are four plates with crayfish, enriched with a vine leaf wreath, placed in a square of vine tendrils in the centre of the tablecloth. The red border is decorated with a tray with three glasses, among Art Nouveau flower stems, and, on three sides, a plate with a boar- head in the middle. On the fourth side, the border shows an inscription „Jó étvágyat” (Good appetite).

Literature

  • Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Horányi Éva: Szecesszió. A 20. század hajnala. (Az európai iparművészet korszakai.). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1996. - Nr. 9.36. (Pásztor Emese)