"The Danish lace: history and the best examples"
ARTinvestment.RU   07 декабря 2011

< /a> Traditional tenderskaya box for lace From the Collection of the Museum of lace, the Tender (Denmark) Source: press release of the State Museum Pushkin

history of the famous Danish lace represents the path length in four centuries, and this long period of times was full of drama. From the middle of the XVII century lace was considered as a matter of special importance for the tender and the surrounding area.

The exhibition presents a vintage dated 1648 year, the manuscript - the area map, compiled by the famous cartographer Johannes Mayer, which is decorated with Image graceful young woman holding hands in lace.

As for the historical value of the exhibits displayed at the exhibition of Danish lace, it is absolute. Along with the unique samples of lace from the tender relating to the XVII - middle of the nineteenth century, the exhibition presents the most interesting artifacts that tell about life and culture of the Danes XVII - XX centuries, the people directly involved in the production and distribution of lace. In particular, the museum displays unique patterns Skolkov on parchment (before netting had to prick intricate pattern of the future masterpiece of lace on paper), an old box for lace, a special box itinerant merchant laces (while this type of trade was the most popular) old glass ball, which was filled with water, and lace was placed near a source of light for additional illumination (the art of lace require special attention and accuracy) and a lot of strange things, historical documents and photographs that will tell about the fascinating history of lace.

catalog merchant who traded with lace. XIX in. From the Collection of the Museum of lace, the Tender (Denmark) Source: press release of the State Museum A. Pushkin

Typical tenderskoe lace beginning of XIX century. From the Collection of the Museum of lace, the Tender (Denmark) Source: press release of the State Museum Pushkin

modern incarnation of the Danish art of lace deserves special attention. The exhibition will feature the best designs, created already in this century.

The exhibition opening will be to witness the creation of lace. With the thinnest of threads and bobbins air masterpieces will weave a sewing school students, "Dagmar" (a unique educational institution that teaches the skill of the traditional Danish lace is named after the Danish Princess Dagmar, married a Russian Empress Maria Feodorovna). The curator of the exhibition - the artist Inger Lauridsen, author of books on lace, one of the leaders of the Museum of lace in the Tender and the founders of the World Festival of lace - specially invited young artists to show their art in Russia.

The exhibition will show another project related to culture in Denmark: guests will show "Traditions serving festive Christmas table and Christmas decorations».

Source : press release of the State Museum Pushkin