Carriage Cushion Cover (Lattice with Reindeer in Medallions)

Location: Sweden, Scania, Torna district

Materials: dove-tail tapestry

Dimensions: 53 x 102 cm

Accession Number: SW 92

Other Notes:

This cover is unusual both for the stylised motifs and because it is rare for a dove-tail tapestry from Torna to have so few flowers.

Bibliography:

V. Hansen, Swedish Textile Art: Traditional Marriage Weavings from Scania: The Khalili Collection, London 1996, cat. 8, pp.38–9.