Doppelseitige Seidenstickerei auf Papier / Double-sided silk embroidery on paper
Double sided silk embroidered picture on paper (100 x 137mm) : central lozenge depicting two hearts (one with wings) hovering above two houses on a green field with blue clouds in the sky; srrounded by an elaborate floriate border. Light crease to top right corner; handful of pinprick spots. Item #15975
"From around 1750 to 1850, paper remembrances evolved from the simpler French cartes de visite (calling cards) to collaged tokens that incorporate romantic, floral, mythological, and everyday motifs, as well as poems and well-wishes that are often handwritten on the back. Originating in Vienna, the production of greeting cards eventually spread to Augsburg, Nuremberg, and Prague, where numerous craftsmen created richly embellished, jewel-like cards. Others resembled toys with movable pull-tabs and levers that yield surprising images, optical puzzles, and enclosed private messages." (Johannes Joseph Endletzberger: the Fabergé of Greeting Cards by Nancy Rosin).
The Biedermeier period in decorative arts is generally considered to have occurred between 1815-1848 but examples of double-sided silk embroidered pictures on paper can be traced back to the late eighteenth century.
Price: $350.00