Vadas József (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 13. (Budapest, 1993)
LÁSZLÓ Emőke: Hímzett magyar oltárterítők a 18. század első feléből
the Csiksomlyó church, to look aftar its altars 13 . Some of the tablecloths were made by experienced embroiderers, though the 1763 fragment is probably a simpler version of the same design. Different variations of the pattern can still be found among embroideries from Székelyudvarhely or on larger ones from Kalotaszeg. It is difficult to find out how these tablecloths arrived in private collections. From archive correspondence it is known, however, that even churches or denominations sold one or two pieces to collect money for the renovation of their churches. We also have some information that from the embroideries that Mrs. J. Cserey had collected for the Paris World Exhibition, there were a few that could be bought 14 . In 1902, the Hungarian Association of Applied Arts organized a bid on the pieces that were left from the exhibition. 15 . Were the beautiful embroideries from the cloister of Mikháza - the one with the SZENTHÁROMSÁG (The Holy Trinity) inscripition, there at all on the world exhibition - for there is no reference in the catalogue? And what happened to them later? The question can probably never be answered for sure. Notes 1 KresZjM.: Virág és népművészet (Flower and Folklore) Bp, 1976 pp.4-9. 2 Kresz,M.: see above p.13. 3 Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, Inv.No. 13542 Embroidered in mauve silk and silver thread, with flat stitch. Size: 70 x 440 cm Purchased from Arnold Adorján in 1902 4 Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest. Inv.No. 20032 Embroidered in mauve silk and silver thread, with flat stitch. 17 x 113 cm Purchased from Mrs. O. Krompacher, in 1947 5 Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, Inv. No. 66.359 Embroidered in mauve silk and silver thread, with flat stitch. 71 x 224 cm Purchased from Elemér Kiss in 1966 6 Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, Inv. No. 66.359 Embroidered in mauve silk and silver thread, with Persian stitch. 31 x 28 cm Purchased from Elemér Kiss in 1966 7 Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, Inv.No. 63.607 Embroidered in yellow silk thread, with flat Persian 54 x 108 cm Purchased from Mrs. I. Szini, in 1947 8 V. Ember,M.: Úrihímzés (Secular Embroidery), Bp, 1981, Cat.102, pict.36. Csermelyi. S.: Magyar hímzések (Hungarian Embroideries) Bp, 1918 OMIM Cat. 160 9 Huszka, J.: Magyar díszítő styl (Hungarian decorating style). Bp, 1885 XL/4. Huszka, J.: Magyar díszítési motívumok a Székelyföldön (Hungarian motifs of decoration in Trasylvania). In. A Székely Nemzeti Múzeum Értesítője (The Review of the Székely National Museum), Part II, Sepsiszentgyörgy, 1891, pp.50-51. 10 Kelemen, L.: Nyárádmenti műtárgyak az 1900. évi párizsi világkiállításon (Works of Art From the Nyárád area exhibited at the 1900 Paris World Exhibition. In. Művészettörténeti Tanulmányok (Studies on Arts History), Bukarest, 1982/11, pp.260-263. Jenő Radisics, the director of the Budapest Museum of Applied Arts also wanted to take part in the collection work, but owing to his son's illness, he was soon called back home. 11 Szabó, György Piusz: Ferencrendiek a magyar töténelcmben (Franciscans in Hungarian history). Bp, 1921, p.227. 12 K.uacsuny i, János. S^eni Ferenc rendjének története Magyarországon 1711-ig (The History of the Franciscan order in Hungary up to 1711) Bp, 1924, p.266. 13 Boros, Fortunát: Az erdélyi ferencrendiek (Franciscans in Transylvania). Cluj-Kolozsvár, 1927, p.22 14 IM Archives - 1901/51 15 IM Archives - 1902/28 16 Kelemen, L.: see above, p. 374 - the note by Margit B. Nagy. The library and the embroideries of the Mikháza cloister have been damaged.
