Hanging
19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Linen, extra weft patterning woven with cotton and wool. Widely spaced rows of quatrefoils, tree-forms, plants in pots, and stars, in pale blue, buff and green on plain ground.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Extra-weft patterning woven, linen with cotton and wool |
| Brief description | Hanging cloth of linen, extra-weft patterning in wool and cotton, Blekinge, 19th century |
| Physical description | Linen, extra weft patterning woven with cotton and wool. Widely spaced rows of quatrefoils, tree-forms, plants in pots, and stars, in pale blue, buff and green on plain ground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '"74/2493
Hängkläde
10 (Kronor)" (Label; Swedish; Auction paper label; Sewn to fabric; probably early 20th century) |
| Historical context | Extra-weft patterning, where the extra floating coloured wefts are vertically aligned, and build up to form stripes, called "dukagång" in Swedish. |
| Production | Peasant work from the province of Blekinge, south-east of Sweden. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.178-1934 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2003 |
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