Franz Hüttner Weaving Album
MC 00377
Special Collections Research Center
1.0 volume
1902-1904
Franz Hüttner was likely a student or instructor at a weaving school in Zwittaü, Moravia, around the turn of the 20th century.
The album is a workbook of weaving patterns and fabric samples kept in 1902-1904. Includes an introduction and descriptions of the patterns. All text is handwritten in German.
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Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.
Hüttner, Franz
Restrictions to Access
The collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information
Purchased January 2003.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Guide to the Franz Hüttner Weaving Album, MC 377, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Biographical Note
It is assumed that Franz Hüttner attended or taught at a royal technical school for weaving in the industrial city of Zwittau, Moravia, then a German province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, later part of the Czech Republic.
Scope and Content Note
A sophisticated album or workbook of
textile
weaving
patterns and resulting
fabric samples kept in 1902-1904 by
Franz Hüttner. A handwritten introduction, including Hüttner's signature, is followed by 43 sheets with 273 mounted and precisely drawn
patterns in red and black on intricate grids, and 45 mounted fabric samples produced following the patterns. Facing each plate is handwritten German text, providing a description of the patterns. A pencil sketch of a weaving machine is also included in the back cover. The album itself was produced in
Vienna.
Organization of the Collection
1 volume
Hüttner, Franz
Textile fabrics--Moravia (Czech Republic)
Weaving--Patterns
Album
1
1902-1904