A carpet, "Röda Åttan", flat weave, ca 298,5-301 x 202-205,5 cm, signed MMF.

Designed in 1928, woven before 1942.

Slightly faded. Some partly hard wear, slightly dirty, stains, minor damages and repairs. One side has fold wear, the ends have later brown and ivory wool edge and fringes made at Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB in Båstad.

Literature

Compare with Liljevalchs konsthalls katalog: Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Märta flyger igen, 90 år med Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Värnamo 2009, colour plate page 109; Angelica Persson, Ehrling Braghfors, Ulrik Swedrup: Se på mattorna - det är jag, 100 år av textil konst - sedan 1919, Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Båstad/Mölndal 2019, colour plates pages 90-91.

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