Szilágyi András (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 18. (Budapest, 1999)

New acquisitions 1998

After earlier studying as a sculptor, Mátyás Pataki was awarded a diploma at the Hungarian University of Craft and Design's Department of Goldsmith's Art in 1998. It was then that he completed his series of silver rings supplied with moving parts embellished with carved and chased stones (which were connected with his diploma work), some of which he had made earlier. One, which featured in a 1996 "Studio Corner" exhibition entitled "Jewellery", was purchased by the Museum of Applied Arts at that time. The pieces in the series although inspired by different stylistic periods - fir in with each other organically. All are well characterized by the young artist's scupltor's way of seeing, as well as by inventive fashioning and high-standard execution. Eva Békési DEPARTMENT OF TEXTILES Lady's Hungarian gala attire: jacket, skirt, bodice, apron, bonnet, gloves, embellished handkerchief Cut: Hungarian, c. 1931 Jacket: Ornamented with gold and lilac braid on a purple woollen cloth; sleeves trimmed with fur and slit from the top of the arm. Skirt: Material the same as that of the jacket, splayed towards bottom and ornamented with braid at the front. Bodice: Tightly fitting, laces up at the front; with sleeves, collar and front of crocheted lace. Apron: Consists of three parts; lace on tull cut in a semi-circle, the lower part trimmed with crochet work using metallic thread. Bonnet: Covered with lace crocheted from linen thread on a purple velvet base; a velvet ribbon tied in a bow at the back. Gloves: Knitted from ochre-coloured cotton. Worn by Mrs. László Zemplényi, née Ilona Haupt (1871-1953) at a charity ball in Salgótarján around 1931, which she opened together with the mayor. Donated by Mrs. Lajos Németh, née Erzsébet Dörgő Inv. No.: 98.68.1-7. Lace strip Kiskunhalas (Hungary), c. 1930 Sewn lace made from pressed white linen thread 7 x 67 cm