Star-ornament

Johan Thorn Prikker (in 1913)

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During the First World War Thorn Prikker designed ornamental mosaic star and cross motifs as memorials for soldiers killed in action.

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Title	Star-ornament
Material and technique	Mosaic of ceramics and mother-of-pearl, cement and iron
Object type	Mosaic > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Width 94 cm Height Error: 80,5 is not a valid BCD value cm Depth Error: 2,5 is not a valid BCD value cm
Artists	Designer: Johan Thorn Prikker Executor: Vereinigten Werkstätten Puhl & Wagner, Gottfried Heinersdorff, Berlijn
Accession number	BEK 127 (MK)
Credits	Gift D.G. van Beuningen, 1935
Department	Modern Art
Acquisition date	1935
Creation date	in 1913
Collector	Collector / D.G. van Beuningen
Internal exhibitions	Johan Thorn Prikker - De Jugendstil voorbij (2010) Hand Made - Long Live Craft (2013)
External exhibitions	Johan Thorn Prikker (2011)
Material	Ceramics > Inorganic material > Material > Material and technique Iron > Common metal > Metal > Inorganic material > Material > Material and technique Cement > Wrought minerals and stones > Minerals and stones > Inorganic material > Material > Material and technique Mother-of-pearl > Shell > Animal material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Mosaic > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe

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