Rågen
Wall Hanging
ca. 1930 (made)
ca. 1930 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Märta Måås Fjetterström (1873-1941) was one of Sweden's most prominent textile artists of the 20th century. Her designs were strongly influenced by Swedish textile traditions, in particular folk textiles from Scania (Skåne). The wall hanging shown here, is called 'The Rye' (Rågen), with a stylised rye field in shades of green. It is made of natural linen and vegetable dyed coloured wools and was hand-woven in Fjetterström's workshop in Båstad.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Rågen (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Woven linen and wools, vegetable dyed |
| Brief description | Wall hanging 'Rågen' of woven and dyed linen and wools, designed and woven by Märta Måås Fjetterström, Båstad, Sweden, ca. 1930 |
| Physical description | Wall-hanging of hand-woven natural linen in warp and weft with a design in vegetable-dyed coloured wools in shades of green, blue, black, yellow, red, and natural white. Pattern with arrow-like motifs with square formations scattered all over. |
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| Object history | The name given to the work 'Rågen' means 'The Rye' in English. |
| Historical context | Fjetterström could not weave herself. |
| Production | Märta Måås Fjetterström's wall hangings are designed and woven to allow light to pass through. This is achieved by weavign the motif into a gournd of thin handspun linen. As such the hangings also function as a room divider. |
| Summary | Märta Måås Fjetterström (1873-1941) was one of Sweden's most prominent textile artists of the 20th century. Her designs were strongly influenced by Swedish textile traditions, in particular folk textiles from Scania (Skåne). The wall hanging shown here, is called 'The Rye' (Rågen), with a stylised rye field in shades of green. It is made of natural linen and vegetable dyed coloured wools and was hand-woven in Fjetterström's workshop in Båstad. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.1056-1967 |
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| Record created | August 11, 2005 |
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