Title: Carriage Cushion Cover (Vases of Flowers with People)
Date: late 18th century
Location: Sweden, Scania, Torna district
Materials: dove-tail tapestry
Dimensions: 47 x 97 cm
Accession Number: SW 27
Other Notes:
The weavers of dove-tail tapestries from Scania adhered to specific designs and ornaments, following local traditions. This cover, made for a wedding carriage, is identical in the placement of ornaments to the two small covers SW 80, differing only in the minor detailing.
Bibliography:
V. Hansen, Swedish Textile Art: Traditional Marriage Weavings from Scania: The Khalili Collection, London 1996, cat. 5, pp.32–3.
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