Am 22.10.14 20:24, schrieb Gerardo @neorigami.com:
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Does anyone know of a traditional model that looks exactly like that? What
is its name? Where can I find how to fold it?
As well as I know, this model was published in Europe first in dutch
language by Elise van Calcarin her froebelian book “De kleine
Papierwerkers“. (Amsterdam: Schadd, 1863, table VII). She called it
„hoekkastje“.
The belgian Fröbel-follower Jean-François Jacobs mentioned a model
called «la croix» in «Manuel pratique des Jardins d'enfants de Frédéric
Froebel» (Bruxelles: F. Claassen, Libraire-éditeur / Paris: L. Hachette,
1859). We can supose that it is the same model. Ca. 1878 was calledin a
french cook book “porte-manchettes”.
The oldest english reference of this model is the anonymous book “The
Book of Dinner Serviettes” (London, Horace Cox, 1870, p. 12). The modell
is here called “The Greek Cross”. A very interesting variation of this
modell was published before by Mary Jewry in her "Warne's Model Cookery
and Housekeeping book" (London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1868, p. 157).
The oldest german reference is in the first edition of Charlotte Wagners
"Der festlich gedeckte Tisch" (Erfurt: Batholomäus, 1871). It was called
"Kreuz". It appairs too in the third edition of “Der Kindergarten“.
Handbuch der fröbel'schen Erziehungsmethode“ by Hermann Goldammer
(Berlin: Carl Habel, 1874). Te same model was called „Zwirnwickel“ in a
children book of 1877.
As the bibliography show, this model was very used in the froebelian
pedagogic. Friedrich Fröbel (1782-1852) taked many models from the old
german folding tradition, were he developed his folding ideas for the
kindergarten. So, it is high probably that this model existed in Europe
before him.
As the mentioned book of Mary Jewry show, this kind of flat models were
used very frequently in the 18th century as napkin to serve, over the
dish, under the food. This function was very used too in the old, unknow
and very interesting scandinavian folding tradition, wich was called
"Anrettningservetter".
Joan Sallas
Weimar
