The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of May 13, 2024
Mirakel (Miracle)
c. 1925–30
designer
(Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967)
manufacturer
(Austrian, est. 1925)
Overall: 95.7 x 121.3 cm (37 11/16 x 47 3/4 in.)
Educational Purchase Fund 1937.183
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Josef Frank often layered patterns; the background uses a dotted pattern that could evoke a placid pond or a starry sky.Description
Named for the technical “miracle” that is this textile’s stacked rotating design, Mirakel is still produced by the Stockholm-based interior design firm Svenskt Tenn. Though the design is now screenprinted in Sweden, this textile fragment was block printed by Josef Frank’s Austrian firm Haus & Garten, giving it an earlier production date. The design features imaginary flowers and sinuous vines, signature design elements of Frank’s textiles.- 1937Likely purchased by Mrs. Ruth F. Ruggles in Vienna, Austria from "Haus & Garten"
- See "December, 1937." Education Department Annual Report, 1937, CMA Archives.
- Color and Comfort: Swedish Modern Design. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 11, 2019-February 10, 2020).
- {{cite web|title=Mirakel (Miracle)|url=false|author=Josef Frank, Haus & Garten|year=c. 1925–30|access-date=13 May 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1937.183