The Embroidery Machine Museum has historical and regional importance in the City of Plauen, Germany. The exhibit is located in a small group of buildings consisting of a home and a small factory with
The Embroidery Machine Museum
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St. Gallen embroidery
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St. Gallen embroidery, sometimes known as Swiss embroidery, is embroidery from the city and the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The region was once the largest and most important export area for em
Embroidery Machine Museum, Plauen
…importance in the City of Plauen, Germany. The exhibit is located in a small group of buildings consisting of a home and a small factory with original embroidery machines. Because of the historic and authentic nature of the structures and the originality of the machinery, this exhibit offers insight into Saxony textile…
Trade and Industry in St. Gallen, Emil Rittmeyer, oil on canvas, 1881. The image shows the World Trade in embroidery at the end of the 19th Century. On the left side, at the column, pose the designers of the embroidery next to factory chimneys and a locomotive. The telegraph line builder in the center indicates the importance of the new technology for the trade - the first Swiss telegraph line ranged from St. Gallen to Zurich in 1852. On the right side, the exporter presents the embroidery to the representatives of all continents.
First Lady Michelle Obama wearing St. Gallen Embroidery during the inauguration ceremony of her husband.
An excerpt from the World Expo 1876 in Philadelphia: the motif comemorizes the 100-year anniversary of the U.S. Constitution. Coat of Arms with lions and the flags of Switzerland and the United States.
Swiss 500 - franc note from the series of 1911, according to a draft of Eugène Burnand. The big economic weight of the St. Gallen embroidery shows the choice as a motive for the banknote with the second highest nominal price.