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SW 61
SW 61

Carriage Cushion Cover (Reindeer, Birds and Hearts)

SW 61

Sweden, Scania, Färs or Ljunits district

early 19th century

SW 61

Carriage Cushion Cover (Reindeer, Birds and Hearts)

SW 61

Sweden, Scania, Färs or Ljunits district

early 19th century

interlocked tapestry

51 x 83 cm

The weaver of this textile was clearly skilled and imaginative. The design features birds and reindeer, and hearts both inside and outside eight-pointed medallions. The birds arranged around the border are typical, but the heart-and-medallion motif is not known from any other examples.

V. Hansen, Swedish Textile Art: Traditional Marriage Weavings from Scania: The Khalili Collection, London 1996, cat. 35, pp. 102–3.