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A carriage cushion, tapestry weave, "Lammet och fanan", ca 45-47 x 97,5-98 cm, Torna or Bara district,
A carriage cushion, tapestry weave, "Lammet och fanan", ca 45-47 x 97,5-98 cm, Torna or Bara district,
Scania around 1800. A dark brown ground with a polychrome decor of the lamb with the flag, two crowned lions, a pair of birds and large stylized flowers. Later lining.
Some wear, dirty, stains, damages, repairs.
Literature
Compare with Ernst Fischer's book on tapestry weave from Scania, No. 210; Jämför Gammal Allmogeslöjd från Malmöhus Län utgifven af Länets Hemslöjdsförening, Flamskväfnader, Häftet 5, Malmö 1919, colour plates 233, 224, text pages 111, 108; Granlund, Anette, m.fl. ICOC XII 2011 Stockholm, Värnamo 2012, colour plate page 115.