The Emilie Flöge Textile Pattern Collection
Approximately 350 objects in the textile and clothing collection at the Volkskundemuseum Wien (Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art) come from the estate of Emilie Flöge (1874–1952), fashion designer and partner of Gustav Klimt (1862–1918). In keeping with the tastes of the turn of the century, Flöge collected examples of folk textile art, which she also used as a source of inspiration and material in her fashion salon. The Volkskundemuseum Wien’s collection consists, on the one hand, of pieces of fabric with embroidery in bright colors or in black and white, primarily from Western Slovakia and Moravian Slovakia, and, on the other hand, of lace—mainly bobbin lace— white embroidery, and tulle embroidery, as used in the 19th and early 20th centuries in the clothing of all social classes, depending on their financial circumstances. The collection also includes several headdresses and a few other complete garments. In addition, the Museum of Folk Art houses a few Art Nouveau objects that were presumably used by Emilie Flöge herself.
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