Postcard — Kasperltheater: Wiener Werkstätte Postcard No. 30, Vienna, 1907-8
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1907-8
Postcard in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number CIRC.202-1972), made in Vienna, dated 1907-8, attributed to Kalmsteiner, Hans. The museum's brief description reads: Lithographic postcard by Hans Kalmsteiner, Kasperltheater, No. 30 in the series published by the Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, 1907-8. Museum description: Postcard depicting a scene from the Kasperltheater (Austrian puppet theatre), with Kasperl being carried into a mill by an old woman. The museum records it as colour lithograph on card, measuring Height 140 mm; Width 90 mm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- colour lithograph on card
- Dimensions
- Height 140 mm; Width 90 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- colour lithograph on card
- Maker recorded
- Kalmsteiner, Hans
- Place recorded
- Vienna
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- HK
Identification
- Museum object name
- Postcard
- Museum object number
- CIRC.202-1972
- Museum system number
- O1037190
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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