Lot Essay
See 'Flatweaves from Fjord and Forest,' Peter Willborg, p 50-51 for similar.
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A COLLECTION OF TEXTILES, INCLUDING A SWEDISH ROLLAKAN COVER
the cushion cover woven with two compartments enclosing Backahastar, the mytholgical horses said to live in lakes in Skane, probably late 18th/early 19th century,--23 x 37in. (58.5 x 94cm); and a further group including a triangular silk and velvet panel and European folk headdresses(a lot)
the cushion cover woven with two compartments enclosing Backahastar, the mytholgical horses said to live in lakes in Skane, probably late 18th/early 19th century,--23 x 37in. (58.5 x 94cm); and a further group including a triangular silk and velvet panel and European folk headdresses(a lot)
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