Embroidering Collection

Irish Cottage Industries, Hand Embroidery on Linen in the Ards - another family group outside a thatched cottage, mother and daughter embroidering

Advertisement, c 1900 (litho)
7190032 Advertisement, c 1900 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement in booklet of views of Harrogate and Neighbourbood (Parker)

Penelope Embroidering
at work on her embroidery, which she will unstitch at night to avoid remarriage; Odysseus faithful dog Argus, at her side, awaits, as she does, his masters return

Lace Making - last three processes
Lace Making - Making Lace, Dressing Lace, Winding and Embroidering (2 of 2) Date: 19th century

Woman, Embroidery for Christmas, 1881, Germany, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century design
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, activities, activity, arts and crafts, christmas season, christmas seasons, christmas time, christmasy, crafting, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn

Schon Neues Modelbuch, 1597. Creator: Johann Sibmacher
Schon Neues Modelbuch, 1597

Preparations for the Celebration, 1867 (oil on canvas)
615727 Preparations for the Celebration, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Tidemand, Adolph (1814-76); 71.6x63.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Portrait of an unknown Lady, c. 1500-53 (oil on panel)
7240842 Portrait of an unknown Lady, c.1500-53 (oil on panel) by Faber von Creuznach, Conrad (c.1500-53) (attr. to); 45.7x33 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

Portrait of Elizabeth Simpson, Lady Bridgeman (1735-1806), c. 1750-88 (oil on canvas)
7240760 Portrait of Elizabeth Simpson, Lady Bridgeman (1735-1806), c.1750-88 (oil on canvas) by Pine, Robert Edge (1730-88); 76.2x63.5 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

Portrait of Colonel the Hon. John Russell (1620-1681), c. 1646-81 (oil on canvas)
7240758 Portrait of Colonel the Hon. John Russell (1620-1681), c.1646-81 (oil on canvas) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723); 63.5x58.4 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

Portrait of Viscountess Torrington seated at her embroidery, c. 1747-75 (oil on panel)
7240914 Portrait of Viscountess Torrington seated at her embroidery, c.1747-75 (oil on panel) by Drouais, Francois-Hubert (1727-75) (follower of); 23.5x17.2 cm; The Weston Park Foundation

Portrait of Hamet Ben Hamet, c. 1682-1723 (oil on canvas)
7240817 Portrait of Hamet Ben Hamet, c.1682-1723 (oil on canvas) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723) (circle of); 59.7x52 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Half length portrait)

Orpheus charming the animals with his lute, raised silk embroidery, c. 1630 (silk embroidery)
449732 Orpheus charming the animals with his lute, raised silk embroidery, c.1630 (silk embroidery) by English School, (17th century); The Holburne Museum, Bath

Charity beneath an arch, c. 1640 (silk, metal threads & spangles on satin)
449745 Charity beneath an arch, c.1640 (silk, metal threads & spangles on satin) by English School, (17th century); The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: Seated under a bower)

Orpheus charming the animals with his lute, raised silk embroidery, c. 1630 (silk embroidery)
449731 Orpheus charming the animals with his lute, raised silk embroidery, c.1630 (silk embroidery) by English School, (17th century); The Holburne Museum, Bath

Charity beneath an arch, c. 1640 (silk, metal threads & spangles on satin)
449747 Charity beneath an arch, c.1640 (silk, metal threads & spangles on satin) by English School, (17th century); The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: Seated under a bower)

Jacobs Ladder, raised silk embroidery, c. 1660 (silk embroidery)
449739 Jacobs Ladder, raised silk embroidery, c.1660 (silk embroidery) by English School, (17th century); The Holburne Museum, Bath

The Restoration of King Charles II, c. 1665 (silk embroidery)
449751 The Restoration of King Charles II, c.1665 (silk embroidery) by English School, (17th century); The Holburne Museum, Bath

Orpheus charming the animals with his lute, raised silk embroidery, c. 1630 (silk embroidery)
449735 Orpheus charming the animals with his lute, raised silk embroidery, c.1630 (silk embroidery) by English School, (17th century); The Holburne Museum, Bath

Jacobs Ladder, raised silk embroidery, c. 1660 (silk embroidery)
449740 Jacobs Ladder, raised silk embroidery, c.1660 (silk embroidery) by English School, (17th century); The Holburne Museum, Bath

Orpheus charming the animals with his lute, raised silk embroidery, c. 1630 (silk embroidery)
449734 Orpheus charming the animals with his lute, raised silk embroidery, c.1630 (silk embroidery) by English School, (17th century); The Holburne Museum, Bath

Orpheus charming the animals with his lute, raised silk embroidery, c. 1630 (silk embroidery)
449733 Orpheus charming the animals with his lute, raised silk embroidery, c.1630 (silk embroidery) by English School, (17th century); The Holburne Museum, Bath

The Name of Jesus (engraving)
7182236 The Name of Jesus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Name of Jesus)

Women of Syria embroidering (engraving)
7192906 Women of Syria embroidering (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women of Syria embroidering)

Indian weapons and other objects (chromolitho)
7185011 Indian weapons and other objects (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian weapons and other objects)

Queen Anne of Denmark, c. 1605 (oil on panel)
3928565 Queen Anne of Denmark, c.1605 (oil on panel) by Critz, John de, the Elder (c.1552-1642)(attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anne of Denmark (1574-1619)

Panel Entitled "Night", England, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Panel Entitled " Night", England, 19th century. Probably after Bertel Thorvaldsen

This Little Pig Went to Market, c. 1857. Creator: Lilly Martin Spencer
This Little Pig Went to Market, c. 1857. Self portrait by the artist, with her son William Henry, reciting a nursery rhyme

Fille Turque, qui brode, 1714-15. Creator: Unknown
Fille Turque, qui brode, 1714-15

Dress, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Betty Fuerst
Dress, 1935/1942

Armenian women embroidering in an interior (oil on canvas)
2636930 Armenian women embroidering in an interior (oil on canvas) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737); 44x62 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

A Peaceful Art, 1888 (oil on canvas)
CH441598 A Peaceful Art, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Lorimer, John Henry (1856-1936); 127x102 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

An Afternoon Embroidering (oil on canvas)
615840 An Afternoon Embroidering (oil on canvas) by Lemaire, Madeleine (1845-1928); 129.5x200 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

One day his glass fell on the window of the princess while she sat there embroidering (colour litho)
3649568 One day his glass fell on the window of the princess while she sat there embroidering (colour litho) by Norbury, Edwin Arthur (1849-1918); Private Collection; (add.info)

Madame de Saint-Cyr, a nun, a novice and young girls of the four classes (engraving)
CHT418379 Madame de Saint-Cyr, a nun, a novice and young girls of the four classes (engraving) by Chevignard, after (1750-1850); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Private quarters of an Ottoman official. Officials in robes sit on a divan in a large carpeted room. Appartement d un ministre de la Porte

Frontispiece, illustration from Cryptographia, oder geheime Schrifften
CHT345927 Frontispiece, illustration from Cryptographia, oder geheime Schrifften by Johann Balthasar Friderici, engraved by Johan Friedlein (17th century) published in Hamburg

Embroiderers, c. 1904 (oil on canvas)
BRN159817 Embroiderers, c.1904 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; French, out of copyright

A Lady Seated on a Terrace Embroidering on a Tambour, with a Little Boy Standing in Front
659235 A Lady Seated on a Terrace Embroidering on a Tambour, with a Little Boy Standing in Front of Her, (pencil and red chalk watercolour heightened with white) by Carmontelle

Embroiderer; La Brodeuse, 1855 (oil on panel)
658588 Embroiderer; La Brodeuse, 1855 (oil on panel) by Dyckmans, J.L. (Gererd Doubelge) (1811-88); 48.9x40.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Embroiderer; La Brodeuse)

Embroidering King Edward VIIs Coronation Robes
Needlewomen embroidering King Edward VIIs coronation robes at the Royal School of Art Needlework. 1902

MS W. 449 fol. 6v May Making Music, c. 1525 (vellum)
WLT219413 MS W.449 fol.6v May Making Music, c.1525 (vellum) by Master Jean de Mauleon (fl.1525); 17x10 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; French, out of copyright

Scene in a gynaeceum, womens quarters, Ancient Greece. One woman teaching her children, another playing with a baby, others embroidering, reading and spinning

The New Pontiff Pius X (Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto) (colour litho)
2798689 The New Pontiff Pius X (Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto) (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Pontiff Pius X (Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto)

At the Thatched Cottage, 1921 (oil on canvas)
UCL274663 At the Thatched Cottage, 1921 (oil on canvas) by Harmar, Fairlie (1876-1945); 76.2x63.5 cm; UCL Art Museum, University College London, UK; (add.info.: A la chaumiere; ); eUCL Art Museum

Venetian Embroidery Makers, c. 1905 (oil on canvas)
TW427212 Venetian Embroidery Makers, c.1905 (oil on canvas) by Colley, Andrew (1859-1910); 99.1x148.5 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Sic Transit Gloria Mundi! (colour litho)
2808833 Sic Transit Gloria Mundi! (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi)

Idle Thoughts (Little Girl Sitting Embroidering); Vaines Pensees
827376 Idle Thoughts (Little Girl Sitting Embroidering); Vaines Pensees (Petite Fille Assise Brodant), 1903 (oil on canvas) by Bouguereau

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Embroidering has been a cherished art form throughout history, with its intricate designs and delicate craftsmanship capturing the imagination of generations. From Irish Cottage Industries to Hand Embroidery on Linen in the Ar, this timeless technique has left an indelible mark on our cultural heritage. In an advertisement from around 1900, we catch a glimpse of the exquisite beauty that embroidery brings to everyday life. The lithograph showcases Penelope Embroidering, her skilled hands meticulously weaving threads into a work of art, and is a testament to the dedication and patience required for this craft. Lace Making - one of the last three processes involved in embroidery - reveals yet another facet of this ancient tradition. As women deftly manipulate their bobbins, they create intricate patterns that adorn garments and add elegance to any ensemble. Traveling back in time, we witness two ancient Greek women engrossed in their embroidery. Their nimble fingers bring life to fabric as they stitch stories onto cloth, preserving tales for future generations. Johann Sibmacher's Schon Neues Modelbuch from 1597 showcases elaborate embroidery patterns that were highly sought after during his time. These designs served as inspiration for countless artisans who sought to embellish clothing and accessories with their own unique touch. Moving forward through history, we encounter Preparations for the Celebration captured by an oil painting on canvas dating back to 1867. Amidst all the hustle and bustle surrounding festivities, a woman sits serenely embroidering Christmas decorations – her needle gracefully dancing across fabric as she infuses love into every stitch. Portraits also pay homage to those who dedicated themselves to this art form. An unknown lady from c. 1500-53 delicately holds her embroidery hoop while Elizabeth Simpson Lady Bridgeman (1735-1806) proudly displays her handiwork in stunning detail. Even men found solace in embroidering, as seen in the portrait of Colonel the Hon.