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A BED COVER, double-interlocked tapestry, ca 197 x 117,5 cm, Scania (Skåne)1810, probably Gärds or Villands district.
A BED COVER, double-interlocked tapestry, ca 197 x 117,5 cm, Scania (Skåne)1810, probably Gärds or Villands district.
Two parts sewn together. A red field with rows of polychrome stylized flowers, octogons with stylized trees of life, eight petal stars and S. A red border with flowers, S and inscriptions: RTOD OLSN HANA IOH:DOTR ANNO 1810 BOEL:LAS DOTR and :LARS:OLSSON:HANA:IOH:DOTR:ANNO 1810:BOL:LS:DOTR:.
Abrashes. Some wear, slightly dirty, stains, minor damages and repairs.
Alkuperä - Provenienssi
See Willborg, Peter:
Flatweaves from Fjord and Forest; Scandinavian Tapestries of the 18th and 19th Centuries, London 1984, plate pages 22-23.