Satin Bags with Beadwork
Bag with Beadwork “Silesian Flowers”
Satin bag adorned with black floral beadwork. The flower motif is inspired by traditional embroidery from the city of Cieszyn in southwestern Poland. One of the references for this design was the “oplecek,” a corset that is part of the folk outfit from the surrounding region, an example of which is held at The Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw.
Bag with Beadwork “Wildflowers”
Satin bag adorned with black floral beadwork, inspired by traditional Polish folk embroidery. The flower motif was often featured prominently on vests, corsets, or other elements of the outfit. One of the references for this design was a vest sourced from Szczawnica in southern Poland from the collection of the Tatra Museum in Zakopane.
Bag with Floral Pearl Embroidery
Satin bag adorned with black floral pearlwork, inspired by traditional Polish folk embroidery. The flower motif was often featured prominently on corsets, or other elements of the outfit. One of the references for this design was a vest visible in a picture taken in the village of Stare Bystre in southern Poland, from the archives of the Ethnographic Museum in Kraków.
A girl from the village of Rytro, 1947, photo: Zdzisław Szewczyk, from the collection of the Ethnographic Museum in Kraków
“Żywotek” Embroidered in Gold Cieszyn Silesia, Folk Art in Poland. Photo by Jan Świderski
Three young women and a little girl from Dobra, between 1915 and 1926, photo: Leopold Węgrzynowicz. From the collection of the Ethnographic Museum in Kraków
Vest Detail The Village of Szczawnica. Embroidery and Embellishment of Traditional Folk Costume, drawing by Wanda Gentil-Tippenhauer-Widigier and Marta Podoska-Kochowa
Preparing the Warp Stare Bystre, 1930. Photographer unknown. From the collection of the National Ethnographic Museum in Kraków
Girl from Dobra in festive traditional dress, holding a chestnut leaf, 1915, photo: Leopold Węgrzynowicz. From the collection of the Ethnographic Museum in Kraków