Title: Seat Cushion Cover (Star with Four Birds)
Date: first half of the 19th century
Location: Sweden, Scania, Ingelstads district
Materials: interlocked tapestry
Dimensions: 57 x 56 cm
Accession Number: SW 10
Other Notes:
A dramatic large star fills the centre, but in the corners are large red birds, a most unusual feature with this composition. Large half-diamond at the sides complete the design and give the impression of continuity on all sides.
Bibliography:
V. Hansen, Swedish Textile Art: Traditional Marriage Weavings from Scania: The Khalili Collection, London 1996, cat. 16, pp.58–9.
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