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Barbro Nilsson
(Sweden, 1899-1983)
Barbro Nilsson
(Sweden, 1899-1983)
A CARPET, "Salerno blå", flat weave, ca 331,5 x 273-275,5 cm, signed AB MMF BN
(AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson).
Designed in 1948.
Some wear, slightly dirty, stains. The ends have some wear, some of the fringes are damaged.
Literature
Compare with Yashar, Nazanin, Nilufar Tappeti Antichi: Tappeti Svedesi e Mobili Scandinavi Anni 1920-1960, Milano 1998, colour plate page 39; Liljevalchs konsthalls katalog: Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Märta flyger igen, 90 år med Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Värnamo 2009, colour plate page 151.
More information
The pattern was designed for the chapel in Salerno, Italy.