Saturday, June 23, 2012

Painting of the Day: A Design for Berlin Woolwork, 1825-50

Design for Berlin Woolwork
1825-50
The Victoria & Albert Museum



This watercolor design in pink, green, yellow, orange and red is an example of the sort of hand-painted templates which were created by young ladies who were preparing a piece of Berlin Woolwork. This particular design is for a wreath of roses.

Berlin woolwork is embroidery relies on thick wools worked on canvas by means of copying a colored chart known as a Berlin pattern. Popular during the Nineteenth Century, the technique derived its name from the wool that came from Merino sheep in Saxony which was taken to Gotha to be spun and then to Berlin to be dyed.






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