Hand-Embroidered Rose Picture in Baroque Frame, "Original Austria Handarbeit Wien", 13.5 cm – Vintage 1950s

A special hand-embroidered picture from the 1950s: a finely detailed yellow rose in an ornate Baroque frame.

Origin

The embroidery bears the note "Original Austria Handarbeit Wien". Viennese needlework of this kind has a long tradition and stands for fine quality and great patience. The elaborate Baroque frame shows the embroidery was meant as a small work of art.

Details & Condition

• Material: wooden frame, Aida fabric, cotton embroidery thread, glass
• Height and width: 13.5 cm / 5.3 in each
• Depth: 2 cm / 0.8 in
• Hanger: loop on the back
• Origin: Vienna, Austria
• Date: 1950–1959
• Condition: picture and frame flawless

Uses

For a gallery wall, above a dresser or fireplace – a gift for lovers of traditional handwork and Viennese nostalgia.

Care

Dust the frame dry, clean the glass with a soft cloth, protect from direct sunlight.

At the Megaflohmarkt in Vienna the little rose picture lay among lace doilies – an embroidery that had returned to the city of its origin.

A rose from Viennese needles — Things with Soul · VintageAustriaShop