International studio (48.1913)

Modern German Embroidery


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as may be inferred from
the examples of work
by two young pupils of
hers which are here
reproduced. The wall-
hanging (p. 48), with
its clever rendering of
Biblical parables, is a
particularly meritorious
achievement, and one
which, in the treatment
of the ornamental ac-
cessories, points to a
special talent for adapt-
ing natural forms to
purposes of decoration.


The use in orna-
mental designs of con-
ventionalised flowers in
bright colours has been
revived in all branches
of decorative art
recently, and examples
of it are to be seen in
the tasteful embroi-
deries of Fraulein Maria
Sinsteden and in the
work executed for the
Deutsche Werkstatten
fiir Handwerkskunst by
the wives and daughters
of their employes at the


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DESIGNED BY PROF. OTTO GUSSMANN, WORKED BY FRAULEIN ARMGARD ANGERMANN
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