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Embroidered Lacework

Embroidered Lacework

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This oval-shaped embroidered lacework is undated, although it probably was made after 1911 when the Wiener Werkstätte textile department began producing lace. The design is dominated by a rectilinear grid structure contrasted by patterns of crosshatching and diagonally running lines. In the lower right quadrant of the oval are a schematically abstracted potted flower and two vegetal motifs. The circular form of the fine-guage netting complements the slender, consistently ordered lines and geometric patterning, and produces an effect of delicate precision. The oval contour, rectilinear grid structure, delicate lace, and fine, abstract embroidery that fills this piece are similar to Wiener Werkstätte lace designs by Mathilde Flögl that date from 1918. (Skrypzak, Design Vienna 1890s to 1930s, no. 57)
Artist
Unknown (Austrian)
Title
Embroidered Lacework
Date
ca. 1920s
Medium
Fine netting and silk thread
Dimensions
diam: 5 3/4 in. overall
Credit
Gift of Barbara Mackey Kaerwer
Accession No.
2012.22.107
Geography
Austria

Related

Alfred Hoffmann [1]; By 1997, acquired by Galerie St. Etienne (New York, NY); 19 February 1997, sold to Barbara Mackey Kaerwer (Eden Prairie, MN); January 2011, deposited on long-term loan to the Chazen Museum of Art; 17 May 2012, gifted to the Chazen Museum of Art. [1] Alfred Hoffmann was one of last financiers of Wiener Werkstatte

  • Skrypzak, Joann. "Design Vienna 1890s to 1930s," Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2003. p. 75, no. 57

  • Lace from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection: Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection, 9/7/2021–11/14/2021
  • Viennese Line: Art and Design circa 1900, The: The Galerie St. Etienne, 11/14/1996–1/4/1997

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