Sampler - with the inscription'Lotte Gregusch' 1841

Textile and Costume Collection

Accession Nr.: 53.4616.1
Place of production: Austria
Materials: canvas; cotton thread
Dimensions:
width: 32 cm
length: 37 cm
Beige linen. There are two stripes of the Gothic ABC at the top, embroidered in pink and three rows of Latin majuscules, minuscules and cursives, and the Arabic numerals below, embroidered in black. Below the rows, there are varied motifs, embroidered in pink, green, blue and yellow: a wreath of forget-me-nots and roses, enclosed by flowery boughs, showing an inscription: Lotte Gregusch 1841. There is a willow and a church on the two sides of the wreath, enriched with small and large flower stems, bunches, baskets of flowers and a green parrot. The left side of the kerchief is embroidered with exceedingly small motifs of a heart, key, lock, dog, chair and a jug with lid. The right bottom corner is dated 1840. The kerchief is framed by a green silk ribbon.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Péter Márta: A klasszicizmustól a biedermeierig. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 3.20. (Tompos Lilla)