Designed by Märta Måås-Fjetterström (Swedish, 1873–1941)
Executed by Barbro Nilsson (Swedish, 1899–1993) and the Märta Måås-Fjetterström Workshop
Sweden, Båstad
Carpet
INV-1817
Designed by Märta Måås-Fjetterström (Swedish, 1873–1941)
Executed by Barbro Nilsson (Swedish, 1899–1993) and the Märta Måås-Fjetterström Workshop
Sweden, Båstad1944
Modernismtextileweaving - carpet
Date
1944
Medium
Linen and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as “Ghiordes Knots,” knotted warp fringe
Dimensions
261.5 × 197.8 cm (103 × 77 7/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Robert Allerton Endowment
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