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The most beautiful flowers bloom in the spring so check out which ones we were able to find in our collections.
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12. Utagawa Hirioshige (1798-1858), Plum Garden at Kameido Woodblock print on paper from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Japan, 1857
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Stanisław Witkiewicz, Blooming Apple Trees
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Stanisław Witkiewicz, Crocuses with Snowy Mountains in the Background
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Needlework bag Poland, second half of the 18th century
From the collection of the Museum of Science and Industry in Krakow; donated by Ms Linowska, 1889
The bag was used by an 18th-century lady during social gatherings. It was the place where she could keep her needlework tools and materials, as keeping your hands busy was considered to be good taste. The bag ornamentation, in form of fish scales cut into various shapes, is quite remarkable.
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Jan Stanisławski, Steppe 1900
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Four-screen decorated with embroidery motifs of cherry blossoms and birds Uknown author
2nd half of the nineteenth century
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Zbigniew Pronaszko, Spring 1949
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Stanisław Pstrokoński, Spring 1900
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Wisteria flowers, carps and goldfish Screen from the series: Birds and flowers of the four seasons
Watercolour on silk
Japan, 1891
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Utagawa Hirioshige (1798-1858), Horikiri Iris Garden Colour woodblock print on paper
Japan, 1857
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Townswoman's corset Poland, third quarter of the 18th century
The corset was made using second-hand clothing. The embroidery that adorns it – featuring a twig with fleshy, full flowers, created using a shading stitch technique – was probably made around 1740. It is clear that it was reused in the corset.
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Quadrilateral silk lamé kontusz sash Kontusz sash manufactory in Słuck, the Jan Madżarski period (1767-1780)
A kontusz sash was an indispensable element of the national dress of Polish nobility, whose design was inspired by Persian and Armenian accessories. This band was one of the most expensive products from the Słuck manufactory. It is a lamé sash, which means that in addition to silk, weavers also used gold and silver threads to make it.
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Fan with nasturtium motifs Poland, c. 1900
The surface of the fan, made of delicate gauze, as well as its frame, made of a substance imitating ivory, are decorated with winding nasturtium twigs painted with gouache. These flowers were the favorite motifs of the Młoda Polska [Young Poland] artists.
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Hat USA, c. 1960
Donated by Barbara Dietz-Zięba, 2008
This hat is composed of a multitude of pink flowers made of artificial silk. Such decorative headgear was used around 1960 mainly in the USA.
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Antependium Poland, first half of the 18th century
The antependium was used to decorate the base of a Christian altar.
It is decorated with an elaborately embroidered shading stitch with motifs depicting birds and flowers. In Christian art, an image of a peacock was important as a symbol of immortality and eternal life.
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Chair seat upholstery Half-cross stitch and cross stitch on canvas
Poland, late 17th century
From the collection of the former Museum of Science and Industry in Krakow; donated by Teresa Oborska, 1884
The chair upholstery features a depiction of a paradise garden – in the middle we can see three birds-of-paradise sitting on an apple tree. The work is unfinished – the embroiderer managed to finish only the middle medallion.
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Fan Joseph Wertheimer
Vienna, c. 1910
Around 1910, the most fashionable fans were animal-shaped, imitating mostly birds and insects, though fans in the form of e.g. a cat's head could also be found. In this case, the extended part of a butterfly-shaped body served as a fan handle, which proved to be a particularly good choice.
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Purse decorated with glass beads Poland, the 1920s
This bag was crocheted, while the glass beads which create the homogeneous, shiny surface were successively added in the course of work. It is decorated with motifs characteristic for the Biederemeier ornamentation: forget-me-nots, roses in full bloom and butterflies.
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