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Barbro Nilsson
(Sweden, 1899-1983)
Barbro Nilsson
(Sweden, 1899-1983)
A carpet, "Falurutan grå", flat weave, ca 249,5 x 188 cm, signed AB MMF BN
(AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson). Designed in 1952.
Slightly faded. Some wear, dirty, stains. The sides have minor fold wear and damages, damaged ends and fringes, most of the fringes are missing.
Literature
Compare with Möller, Viggo Sten: En bok om Barbro Nilsson, Stockholm/Barcelona 1977, colour plates page 68; Liljevalchs konsthalls katalog: Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Märta flyger igen, 90 år med Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Värnamo 2009, colour plate page 153.
More information
"Falurutan" was first woven in red to the dining room at the residence in Falun.