Manufacturer:

Zuber & Cie, Rixheim, Alsace, France, founded 1797  Search this

Designer:

Eugène Ehrmann, 1804 – 1896  Search this

Georges Zipélius, 1808 – 1890  Search this

Joseph Fuchs, 1814 – 1888  Search this

Medium:

block printed on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 199 x 54 cm (78 3/8 x 21 1/4in.)

Type:

Wallcoverings

scenic panel

Object Name:

scenic panel

Made in:

Rixheim, France

Date:

1915–25

Description:

Lush vegetation. Part of a set of 24 scenic panels and 5 plain overdoors in pattern "Eldorado", which depicts the mythical city of El Dorado and a combination of Gothic architecture, temple ruins, mountainscapes, heavy vegetation of flowers and trees, and peacocks. Length 23 of 24.

Credit Line:

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. William Collis

Accession Number:

1975-77-9

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4170b5674-7aed-47ae-84ba-3f22475c2637

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1975-77-9