Embroidered picture - quodlibet
Accession Nr.: | 68.113.1 |
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Place of production: | Hungary |
Materials: | pearl; silk |
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Techniques: | applied; embroidered |
Dimensions: |
height: 45 cm
width: 53,5 cm
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Embroidered or applied motifs in mainly rectangular frames, on a beige silk base, showing huts, bunches of flowers, butterflies, a bird sitting on a branch, a helmet and a sword, a lute, and an anchor. There is a willow embroidered in silk, with a column showing the date 1838 below. The middle shows the crowned coat of arms of Hungary, embroidered with beads and silk, with polychrome glass glued on. To the right is a name - Pongracz Xaver - in a framed field, embroidered with hair. The frame is constructed of a serpent biting its own tail, embroidered in cotton thread.
Literature
- Szerk.: Péter Márta: A klasszicizmustól a biedermeierig. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 3.100. (Lovay Zsuzsanna)