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Swedish Folk Weavings for Marriage, Carriage and Home 1750-1840

Name: Swedish Folk Weavings for Marriage, Carriage and Home 1750-1840
Start: 2024-03-15T00:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-09-22T23:59:59-06:00
Location: American Swedish Historical Museum

March 15 - September 22

An exhibition of rare and artful cushions and bed covers woven by women for their households. Such textiles, many with inscribed dates from 1750 to 1840, were used or displayed for special occasions and were a significant form of decoration for the typical household. The design elements and patterns of colorful geometric patterns, exotic birds, real and mythical creatures, religious depictions, crowns, floral themes, and even patterns from Roman mosaics reflect the influence of centuries of trade since the Viking era.

Details

Start:: March 15
End:: September 22
Event Categories:: Global Textile Event, Global Textile Events
Website:: https://www.americanswedish.org/exhibitions/swedish-folk-weavings-marriage-carriage-and-home-1750-1840

Venue

: American Swedish Historical Museum
: Philadelphia,PA+ Google Map
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About ClothRoads

To Our ClothRoads Community,

We want to let you know about changes ahead for ClothRoads. Since 2011, our ClothRoads team has been traveling the world, working to help foster and preserve textile cultural heritage and develop new markets and sustainable opportunities for artisans.

As a small business adapting to the changes of the last few years, we’ve made the difficult decision to close down our e-commerce marketplace. Happily, our wonderful friends at Cultural Cloth will provide you with the same level of artisanal quality and customer service you had with us. Many of the textile artisans they represent are ones we have as well, so you can find many and more incredible treasures there. When you click on shop links on the ClothRoads site, you’ll be automatically directed to their site.

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