'Continuatio der Kunst- und Fleiß-übenden Nadel-Ergötzung oder des neu-ersonnenen Besondern Nehe-Bichs dritter Theil'
Embroidery Design
ca. 1725 (made)
ca. 1725 (made)
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This is a printed design for an embroidered bag featuring floral patterns and motifs. It is from a pattern book for embroidery (about 1725) by Margaretha Helm (neé Mainberger) (born in 1659 in Deiningen, died in 1742 in Nuremberg, Germany). Helm worked in Nuremberg as an embroiderer, a teacher of embroidery and a copperplate engraver who had her designs published by Johann Christoph Weigel. The V&A has a series of pattern books for embroidery in three parts by Margaretha Helm of which this volume is Part III. It is entitled
Continuatio der Kunst- und Fleiss-übenden Nadel-Ergötzung oder des neu-ersonnenen besondern Nehe-Buchs Dritter Theil or Continuation of the Delights of the Art and Industry of the practising Needle or the newly-invented special Sewing Book Third part.
Continuatio der Kunst- und Fleiss-übenden Nadel-Ergötzung oder des neu-ersonnenen besondern Nehe-Buchs Dritter Theil or Continuation of the Delights of the Art and Industry of the practising Needle or the newly-invented special Sewing Book Third part.
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| Materials and techniques | Engraving and etching on laid paper. |
| Brief description | Printed design for an embroidered bag, about 1725 by Margaretha Helm (1659-1742) |
| Physical description | Printed design for a bag in an ellipse shape with four large scalloped edges. Inside of the ellipse there are five vertical floral border patterns. The two of the outer edge mirror each other, as do the two designs either side of the central border. |
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| Production type | Design |
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| Production | These printed designs by Helm are catalogued as Helmin, the feminine form of Helm, in the Micromedia online catalogue. |
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| Summary | This is a printed design for an embroidered bag featuring floral patterns and motifs. It is from a pattern book for embroidery (about 1725) by Margaretha Helm (neé Mainberger) (born in 1659 in Deiningen, died in 1742 in Nuremberg, Germany). Helm worked in Nuremberg as an embroiderer, a teacher of embroidery and a copperplate engraver who had her designs published by Johann Christoph Weigel. The V&A has a series of pattern books for embroidery in three parts by Margaretha Helm of which this volume is Part III. It is entitled Continuatio der Kunst- und Fleiss-übenden Nadel-Ergötzung oder des neu-ersonnenen besondern Nehe-Buchs Dritter Theil or Continuation of the Delights of the Art and Industry of the practising Needle or the newly-invented special Sewing Book Third part. |
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| Accession number | E.5078-1905 |
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| Record created | May 1, 2009 |
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