Design for Berlin Wool Work
Medium
textile designs
Classification
textile designs
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1947-78-3
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Design for Berlin Wool Work by Nathaniel Currier (3–1888) the vibrant world of mid-19th-century American crafts. Created around 1860, this textile design served as a printed pattern for Berlin wool work—a popular embroidery technique using colorful wool yarns on canvas. Currier, a pioneering American lithographer and co-founder of the famed Currier & Ives firm, excelled at producing affordable, mass-market prints that brought art into everyday homes. Berlin wool work exploded in popularity during the Victorian era, especially in the United States, where patterns like this one allowed women ...