Cabaret Fledermaus / Wien. Karntnerstrasse 33
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1907-8
This object is a lithographic postcard designed by artist Josef Hoffmann and published by the Wiener Werkstätte in Vienna between 1907 and 1908. It serves as number 75 in the postcard series issued by the workshop. Printed in ink on card, the sheet measures 142 mm in height by 90 mm in width, with the primary image area measuring 118 mm by 80 mm.
The vertical design depicts the mosaic-tiled interior of the Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna. The illustration shows a geometric black-and-white checkered floor leading toward a tiled counter set against a colourful, densely patterned mosaic wall. Below the image, the card features stylized lettering reading "Cabaret Fledermaus / Wien. Karntnerstrasse 33", positioned beneath a blacked-out band that bears the partially obscured text "Miss Gertrude Barrison". The card also carries an inscription identifying the publisher: "Wiener Werkstatte Wien 1. Graben 15 Postkate No 75".
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The printed line reading 'Miss Gertrude Barrison' appears blacked out, suggesting it may have been printed in error, possibly utilizing the printing block originally prepared for postcard number 68; other surviving examples of postcard number 75 do not feature this line.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Lithographic printed postcard
- Dimensions
- Height: 118 mm; Width: 80 mm; Height: 142 mm; Width: 90 mm
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
- Date: Text: Research required; Latest: Research required; Earliest: Research required; Note: As 'Miss Gertrude Barrison' is blacked out, it may have been printed in error, perhaps using the block for postcard no. 68 (Circ.506-1972). Some other examples of postcard no. 75 do not have this line.; Type: Research required; Medium: Research required; Method: Research required; Script: Research required; Content: Miss Gertrude Barrison [black text on black] / Cabaret Fledermaus / Wien. Karntnerstrasse 33 ; Language: Research required; Position: Research required; Inscriber: Name: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Association: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Description: Research required; Translation: Research required; Interpretation: Research required; Transliteration: Research required Date: Text: Research required; Latest: Research required; Earliest: Research required; Note: Research required; Type: Research required; Medium: Research required; Method: Research required; Script: Research required; Content: Wiener Werkstatte Wien 1. Graben 15 Postkate No 75; Language: Research required; Position: Research required; Inscriber: Name: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Association: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Description: Research required; Translation: Research required; Interpretation: Research required; Transliteration: Research required
- Maker recorded
- Josef Hoffmann; Wiener Werkstätte
- Place recorded
- Vienna
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Cabaret Fledermaus / Wien. Karntnerstrasse 33
- Museum object number
- CIRC.491-1972
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.