Josef Gunkel
Josef Gunkel (born December 28, 1802 in Vienna , † July 2, 1878 in Vienna) was an Austrian master tailor .
biography
The company was founded in 1796 by Johann Gunkel as a linen goods dealer and court clothing maker and was located at Vienna Graben No. 1144 as well as in the Hungarian Pest at Theaterplatz “beym golden elephants”. In 1837 it moved to Tuchlauben 11 in downtown Vienna .
His son Josef Gunkel was the most distinguished representative of his trade in Biedermeier Vienna , the creator of Viennese men's fashion and a European legend. He employed about 80 to 100 people, masters and journeymen. His tremendous creative talent paired with business acumen made him a household name for all of Europe. Gunkel had studied anatomy and was making clay models to work on. He owned a large collection of paintings and encouraged young painters. He was called the tailor of the court councilors. Even Franz Josef I had made civilian clothes in his studio. Even as a knight of the Franz Joseph Order , he still remained the “bourgeois master tailor”.
Helmuth von Moltke wrote in a letter to his mother in 1835: “Gunkel is the first notability among the clothing manufacturers who are otherwise called tailors.” He is also mentioned by Johann Nestroy in “Torn”: “I have 14 suits, partly light and partly dark. The tailcoat and the pantalon all from Gunkel. "
Theodor Gunkel & Comp.
His successor was his son Theodor Gunkel, and since 1873 the company has been called “Theodor Gunkel & Comp.”. He continued the business as a linen, bedding and equipment salon, which is still there today.
literature
- Wolfgang von Wurzbach : Kriehuber and the Viennese society of his time . Volume 2, Walter Krieg Verlag, Vienna 1957, p.
- Reinhard Engel: Luxury from Vienna Vol. 1: Today's handmade items from the former imperial city . Czernin Verlag, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7076-0121-8 , p.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Helmuth Graf von Moltke: Collected writings and memorabilia . Volume 4, Ernst Siegfried Mittler and Son, Berlin 1891, p. 83.
- ↑ Act 1, Scene 5 Archive link ( Memento of the original from October 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gunkel, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian master tailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1802 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 2, 1878 |
| Place of death | Vienna |