Title: Seat Cushion Cover (Cross in Eight-pointed Medallion within a Rosette with Lillies)
Date: first half of the 19th century
Location: Sweden, South-east Scania
Materials: interlocked tapestry
Dimensions: 57.5 x 60 cm
Accession Number: SW 33
Other Notes:
This design was used throughout Scania and Blekinge, though mainly in south-west Scania. However, the ‘T’ border on this example is indicative of a south-east Scanian provenance. Similar examples in Swedish collections are dated between 1796 and 1830.
Bibliography:
V. Hansen, Swedish Textile Art: Traditional Marriage Weavings from Scania: The Khalili Collection, London 1996, cat. 38, pp. 110–11.
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