Title: Carriage Cushion Cover (Two Lions in Floral Roundels)
Date: late 18th century
Location: Sweden, Scania, Bara district
Materials: dove-tail tapestry
Dimensions: 52 x 94.5 cm
Accession Number: SW 75
Other Notes:
A representative tapestry from Bara in excellent condition, The colours are remarkably fresh and belie their age, and the flowers harmonise perfectly with the two red lions and castles in wreaths.
Bibliography:
V. Hansen, Swedish Textile Art: Traditional Marriage Weavings from Scania: The Khalili Collection, London 1996, cat. 2, pp.24–5.
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