Rare Micro Petit Point Winter/Summer

This is a petit point purse from Maria Stransky made in 40 shades of grey with black. In the front a summer scene and on the back a winter scene. Leather lining.

Very hard to make in only shades of grey instead of multi-colors.

From the website: Maria Stransky’s petit-point factory was founded in 1932. Maria Stransky makes a variety of products in its own embroidery workshop in the center of Vienna. Classic motifs and images are produced from a palette of more than 800 color tones with up to 2.500 stitches per square inch – thus very easily distinguishable from machine-made products. The petit points adorn a wide range of exclusively hand-made toilet bags, purses, bags, and pictures. Common to all Maria Stransky embroideries is the extremely fine workmanship, with their elaborate shading which make images appear as if painted.

Collection of Wilma Penning