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Barbro Nilsson
(Sweden, 1899-1983)
Barbro Nilsson
(Sweden, 1899-1983)
A CARPET, "Salerno blå med enkel bård", flat weave, ca 312 x 203,5 cm, signed AB MMF BN
(AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson). Designed in 1948.
Some wear, slightly dirty, stains an insignificant damage. The ends have later edges, one corner is repaired, all fringes are missing.
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 "Salerno" was designed for the chapel in Salerno, Italy.