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Märta Måås-Fjetterström
(Sweden, 1873-1941)
Märta Måås-Fjetterström
(Sweden, 1873-1941)
a carpet, "Eken", knotted pile, ca 309 x 205-209 cm, signed MMF.
Designed in 1937, woven before 1942. (Rare).
Some partly hard wear, slightly dirty, minor stains. One side is damaged and has repairs. Damaged ends that lack the flax edge and fringes. The signature is partially damaged.
Literature
Compare with Liljevalchs konsthalls katalog: Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Märta flyger igen, 90 år med Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Värnamo 2009, colour plate page 134; Angelica Persson, Ehrling Braghfors, Ulrik Swedrup: Se på mattorna - det är jag, 100 år av textil konst - sedan 1919, Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Båstad/Mölndal 2019, colour plate page 154.
More information
An example of "Eken" was made for the church in Båstad.