Embroideress Collection

Neva. Les meilleures pour familles et ateliers, c. 1890. Creator: Tamagno, Nicolas (1862-1933)
Neva. Les meilleures pour familles et ateliers, c. 1890. Private Collection

Chadwick's Cotton Sewing Thread, 1890. Creator: Anonymous
Chadwick's Cotton Sewing Thread, 1890. Private Collection

Helvetia, machines à coudre, 1890. Creator: Anonymous
Helvetia, machines a coudre, 1890. Private Collection

Pfaff, c. 1900. Creator: Reijs, F. (active ca 1900)
Pfaff, c. 1900. Private Collection

Athos, 1895. Creator: Tabouret, Émile (1850-1927)
Athos, 1895. Private Collection

La White, machine à coudre américaine, c. 1912. Creator: Anonymous
La White, machine a coudre americaine, c. 1912. Private Collection

La légère rapide New Home, c. 1889. Creator: Anonymous
La legere rapide New Home, c. 1889. Private Collection

Machines à coudre françaises Hurtu, 1889. Creator: Anonymous
Machines a coudre francaises Hurtu, 1889. Private Collection

Machine à coudre Elias Howe, 1906. Creator: Wallace, Richard William (1872-1927)
Machine a coudre Elias Howe, 1906. Private Collection

Singer Machines, 1891. Creator: Anonymous
Singer Machines, 1891. Private Collection

Dewhurst Sewing Thread, 1890. Creator: Anonymous
Dewhurst Sewing Thread, 1890. Private Collection

Women Sewing. Creator: Gleizes, Albert (1881-1953)
Women Sewing. Found in the collection of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid

The Embroiderer, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Jean-Simeon Chardin
The Embroiderer, mid-late 18th century

Two young women at a table, 1870. Creator: David Joseph Bles
Two young women at a table, 1870. One reads the Bible and does embroidery while the other teases a kitten with a yo-yo

Laines du Pingouin, c. 1920. Creator: Cappiello, Leonetto (1875-1942)
Laines du Pingouin, c. 1920. Private Collection

Le travail. Creator: Trayer, Jules (1824-1909)
Le travail. Found in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Carcassonne

Mary embroidering on the porch of Kallela, ca 1897. Creator: Gallen-Kallela, Akseli (1865-1931)
Mary embroidering on the porch of Kallela, ca 1897. Found in the collection of the Gallen-Kallelan Museo

Working women, c. 1725. Creator: Ceruti, Giacomo Antonio (1698-1767)
Working women, c. 1725. Found in the Collection of the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia

La Gloria et l'Honore di Ponti Tagliati, E Ponti in Aere, 1556. Creator: Matteo Pagano
La Gloria et l'Honore di Ponti Tagliati, E Ponti in Aere, 1556

Lucretia instructing her daughters in needlework, 1557. Creator: Giuseppe Porta
Lucretia instructing her daughters in needlework, 1557. From Giovanni Ostaus s, La vera perfettione del disegno di varie sorte di recami (Venice, 1557), a book on needlework

The Bridesmaid, 1908. Creator: Larsson, Carl (1853-1919)
The Bridesmaid, 1908. Found in the collection of Ateneum, Helsinki

Evening work, 1909. Private Collection

Hochschule für Zuschneidekunst (College for Cutting Art), 1911
Hochschule fü r Zuschneidekunst (College for Cutting Art), 1911. Private Collection

The Seamstresses, 1894. Found in the Collection of Zornmuseet, Mora

The Seigniorial Life: Embroidery (La vie seigneuriale: la broderie), Tapisserie, c. 1520. Found in the Collection of Muse e national du Moyen A ge (Muse e de Cluny)

Sewing school in Huizen, 1891. Found in the Collection of Singer Museum Laren

Girl crocheting, 1904. Found in the Collection of Sampo Group, Turku

The Embroiderer, 1904. Private Collection

The Milliner, 1746. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

The Young Seamstresses, 1848-1849. Private Collection

Young Woman Sewing by the Light of a Lamp, 1823. Found in the Collection of Neue Pinakothek, Munich

A mother sewing with her child, c. 1670. Found in the Collection of Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Mother Sewing with Two Children, End of 17th cen. Found in the Collection of Fondazione Cariplo

The Milliner. Private Collection

The Virgin Sewing, Accompanied By Four Angels (La Couseuse). Private Collection

By a lace insert. Found in the Collection of State Museum of Architecture, History and Art, Vladimir

Lydia at a Tapestry. Found in the Collection of Flint Museum of Art

Le Lever des ouvrieres en modes. Private Collection

At the end of the day. Private Collection

Tired. Artist: Krohg, Christian (1852-1925)
Tired. Found in the collection of National Museum of Art, Oslo

Girl Sewing. Artist: Amorosi, Antonio (1660-1738)
Girl Sewing. Found in the collection of Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

Toilet of an young Russian officer, c. 1815. Artist: Garneray, Ambroise Louis (1783-1857)
Toilet of an young Russian officer, c. 1815. From a private collection

Trying on Jabot, c. 1815. Artist: Anonymous
Trying on Jabot, c. 1815. Found in the collection of the State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow

In the Drapers Shop, 1670. Artist: Bloemen, Adriaen van (active 1654-1694)
In the Drapers Shop, 1670. Found in the collection of the Hallwylska Museet, Stockholm

Embroidery Country Girl, 1843. Artist: Venetsianov, Alexei Gavrilovich (1780-1847)
Embroidery Country Girl, 1843. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The Sewing Lesson. Private Collection

Study of a Nude (Suzanne sewing). Found in the Collection of Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

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"Unraveling the Threads of Time: A Tribute to the Embroideress" Step back in time and witness the delicate artistry of needlework as Lucretia imparts her wisdom upon her daughters. Giuseppe Porta's masterpiece from 1557 captures a moment frozen in history, where generations connect through stitches. From panel to canvas, seamstresses have left their mark on art throughout centuries. In Larsson's "Seamstress, " an oil painting on panel, we glimpse into a world where creativity intertwines with craftsmanship. In Carl Larsson's "The Bridesmaid" from 1908, we find ourselves amidst wedding preparations. The bride-to-be is adorned by skilled hands meticulously crafting every detail of her gown, ensuring perfection for her special day. As evening falls in 1909, another dedicated embroideress continues her work tirelessly. Through brush strokes and colors that dance off the canvas in "Evening Work, " we are reminded of the dedication it takes to create beauty stitch by stitch. Travel forward to 1911 and enter the Hochschule für Zuschneidekunst (College for Cutting Art). Here, aspiring artists learn not only how to cut fabric but also how to breathe life into it through embroidery - a testament to the enduring importance of this craft. "The Seamstresses" painted in 1894 transports us inside a bustling workshop filled with women passionately engaged in their trade. Their nimble fingers bring fabrics together like magic while creating garments that tell stories. A tapestry woven around 1520 reveals glimpses into seigniorial life - specifically highlighting embroidery as an essential skill among noblewomen. This intricate artwork titled "La vie seigneuriale: la broderie" showcases both luxury and devotion intertwined within each thread. In Huizen's sewing school circa 1891, young girls eagerly gather around their teacher as they learn crochet techniques.