A bed cover, double-interlocked tapestry, ca 197,5-201,5 x 122-125 cm, Scania 1825, Villands district, Sweden.
Signed and dated EAD 1825. Two parts sewn together. The field with four rows of polychrome octogons, stylized trees of life, birds and flowers A zigzag patterned border with stylized birds and flowers.
A faint smell of smoke. Little wear and dirt, minor stains. The edge at the sides have some wear.
Provenance
Woven 1825 by Elna Andersdotter (born 1802); inherited in the family. The whole history exists.
Exhibitions
According to the owner exhibited both in Vienna and at the Baltic exhibition in Malmö in 1914.
Literature
Compare with Gammal Allmogeslöjd från Malmöhus län utgifven af länets Hemslöjdsförening - , häftet 2, Malmö 1916, plate 97, text page 51; Utställningskatalog Willborg, Peter: Skånsk Allmogevävnad 1700-1850,Stockholm 1989, pages 45-46, No. 42; ICOC XII, 2011 Stockholm, Stockholm/Värnamo 2012, editor Granlund, Anette, text and colour plates pages 124-125.