Imperial and Royal Vocational School for Art Embroidery

Cushion cover Art Embroidery Vocational School, Vienna, late 19th - early 20th century. Cushion cover Art Embroidery Vocational School, Vienna, late 19th - early 20th century.

The Kaiserlich-Königliche Fachschule für Kunststickerei ('Imperial and Royal Vocational School for Art Embroidery') in Vienna was founded in 1874 by Emilie Bach with the support of Anton, Freiherr von Banhans, at that time the Minister of Trade. Emile Bach was its first director. The School was apparently closed in 1918.

Sources: 

  • HOUZE, Rebecca (2015). Textiles, Fashion, and Design Reform in Austria-Hungary before the First World War. Principles of Dress, Farham: Ashgate.
  • SCHERMAIER, Joseph (1999). Wirtschaftsförderung durch zentralstaatliche Bildungsmassnahmen im Vielvölkerstaat Österreich: Zentralanstalten und Staatsgewerbeschulen, ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des höheren technischen, gewerblichen und kunstgewerblichen Unterrichts in Österreich. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.

Digital source of illustration (retrieved 28 June 2016).

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