Auguste Müller Explained

Auguste Müller (1847 in Seiffen – 1930) was a German folk carver, who was involved in Seiffen's traditional wooden toymaking. Her works made from waste wood are now counted among the most valuable pieces of Ore Mountain folk art.[1] She followed in her father's footsteps as a toymaker.[2] Müller was noted for her use of metaphor in her carvings, which she made with a particular sensitivity. The Erzgebirgisches Spielzeugmuseum in Seiffen is in possession of some of her works such as the religious "Weihnachtstempel", which she made in 1918.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weihnachtliche Gestaltungen . Spielzeugmuseum . 26 March 2016 . German . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080626221111/http://www.spielzeugmuseum-seiffen.de/virtuell/viausst/a15-2.htm . 26 June 2008 . dmy .
  2. Book: Bayerisches Jahrbuch für Volkskunde. 1957. Kommissionsverlag K. Hart. German. 164.