End of a cover
Unknown Artist
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium
Linen and silk
Dimensions
17 x 12 in. (43.2 x 30.5 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Embroidered
Culture
Hungarian, Slovakia (South Netra)
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Countess Thérèse Pálffy, 1908
Accession Number
08.192.4a
Art Historical Context
This delicate "End of a Cover," by an unknown artist in the late 18th to early 19th century, hails from the South Netra region of what is now Slovakia, reflecting Hungarian cultural traditions under Habsburg influence. Measuring a modest 17 x 12 inches, it likely formed part of a larger household textile, such as a bed or tablecloth, essential to everyday life and special occasions in rural Central Europe. During this era of transition from Enlightenment to Romanticism, such embroidered pieces preserved folk artistry amid growing industrialization. Woven from linen and silk and classified as ...