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City Ball of Vienna 1911 (Ball der Stadt Wien 7 Feb. 1911) Gerlach & Wiedling

City Ball of Vienna 1911 (Ball der Stadt Wien 7 Feb. 1911) Gerlach & Wiedling

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Remigius Geyling

This oval-shaped ball program, accompanied by a silver box, was commissioned as a favor for a Viennese gala in honor of Emporor Franz Josef. Thirty-six black and white plates list the sequence of musical arrangements performed at the ball and depict Austrian notables and landscapes, each identified on the reverse. Picturesque landscapes with images of aqueducts, bridges, and reservoirs celebrate and commemorate imperial modernization achievements. The final image includes the caption: "The inauguration of the second Emperor Franz Josef High-Source Pipeline (Hochquellenleitung) through his Majesty the Emperor on the 2nd Dec. 1910. (Skrypzak, Design Vienna 1890s to 1930s, no. 85)
Artist
Remigius Geyling
(Austrian, 1878 - 1974)
Title
City Ball of Vienna 1911 (Ball der Stadt Wien 7 Feb. 1911) Gerlach & Wiedling
Date
1911
Medium
Silver plate, moire fabric, and printed card
Dimensions
1 x 4 1/4 x 3 in. overall
Credit
Gift of Barbara Mackey Kaerwer
Accession No.
2012.32.2
Classification
Metalwork
Geography
Austria

Related

July 1990, sold by Bromer Booksellers, Inc. (Boston, MA) to Barbara Mackey Kaerwer (Eden Prairie, MN); 8 November 2012, gifted to the Chazen Museum of Art

  • Skrypzak, Joann. "Design Vienna 1890s to 1930s," Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2003. p. 88, no. 85

  • Design, Vienna 1890s-1930s: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4/26/2003–6/29/2003

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