How to Pronounce Kristiane Konstantin-Hansen
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Sep 16, 1848 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark Died on 13 Jul 1925 (aged 76)
Danish weaver, textile artist and retailer
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About Kristiane Konstantin Hansen
- Kristiane Konstantin-Hansen, also Christiane Constantin Hansen, (16 September 1848–13 July 1925) was a Danish weaver, textile artist and retailer who specialized in embroidery.
- A daughter of the celebrated painter Constantin Hansen, together with the daughter of another Golden Age figure, she opened an embroidery shop in central Copenhagen in 1873.
- The business proved to be highly successful over the next 30 years, attracting custom from individuals, churches and schools, and receiving several international awards.
- It closed in 1903 to enable Konstantin-Hansen and her colleague Johanne Bindesbøll to create large tapestries for Frederiksborg Castle.
- Konstantin-Hansen was also active as a pioneering feminist.
