The Identity of an Embroidering Woman. The Needle Arts in Brussels, Belgium, 1850-1914

Wendy Wiertz

The Identity of an Embroidering Woman. The Needle Arts in Brussels, Belgium, 1850-1914

Wendy Wiertz

University of Oxford
KU Leuven

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Stitching the Self. Identity and the Needle Arts
Editors	Johanna Amos, Lisa Binkley
Place of Publication	London/ Oxford
Publisher	Bloomsbury Academic
Pages	27-39
ISBN (Print)	9781350070387, 9781350070394, 9781350070400, 9781350242418
Publication status	Published - 9 Jan 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

textile history
women's history
gender studies
history of education

12 Article
10 Abstract
6 Chapter
2 Book
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- 1 Poster

Through the needle, the pencil and the brush. Constructing an identity, networks and memories as aristocratic women amateur artists in 19th- and early 20th-century Belgium
Wiertz, W., 6 Jun 2025.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Academic
Borduursters en hun status in Brussel, 1850-1914
Wiertz, W., 2024, In: Eigen Schoon & De Brabander. 107, 1, p. 111-128
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
Adellijk en artistiek: Amateurkunstenaressen met blauw bloed in België (1815-1914)
Wiertz, W., 2023, Leuven: Universitaire pers Leuven. 304 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic
Equal Opportunities for Women: Supporting Aspiring Female Artists at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels in the Late 19th Century
Wiertz, W., 2023, Faire Oeuvre. La formation et la professionnalisation des artistes femmes aux XIXe et XXe siècles. Paris: AWARE, p. 67-77
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Social Media in the Nineteenth Century: Friendships, Feelings and Ambitions in the Albums of Upper-Class Women in Belgium
Wiertz, W., Oct 2022, In: Revue Belge d'Archeologie et d'Histoire de l'Art. 91, p. 125-149
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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Keywords

Research output

Through the needle, the pencil and the brush. Constructing an identity, networks and memories as aristocratic women amateur artists in 19th- and early 20th-century Belgium

Borduursters en hun status in Brussel, 1850-1914

Adellijk en artistiek: Amateurkunstenaressen met blauw bloed in België (1815-1914)

Equal Opportunities for Women: Supporting Aspiring Female Artists at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels in the Late 19th Century

Social Media in the Nineteenth Century: Friendships, Feelings and Ambitions in the Albums of Upper-Class Women in Belgium

Cite this