Name/Title
Nina Ulrika Sohlberg Metalwork Sampler c1890Entry/Object ID
2019.03.PTags
Metal Work, ReviewDescription
Swedish Royal Gold Thread Embroidery Sampler stitched by Nina Ulrika Sohlberg of Stockholm, Sweden, c. 1890. Gold thread on deep red velvet ground; seven individual motifs surrounding a central floral rectangular motif and one vertical bar stitched of gold metal thread stitched over card. Individual motifs include, two crowns, an acorn with leaves, a phoenix, a heraldic lion, a pomegranate, a laurel leaf and the maker’s cipher, N/S in the lower left corner. Framed.Collection
Nina Ulrika SohlbergMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Nina Ulrika SohlbergRole
UnknownDate made
circa 1890Time Period
19th CenturyNotes
Place Notes: Nina Ulrika Sohlberg was born and raised in Kosta, Sweden. Through the family's research, it is possible that Nina studied at Vienna School of Art Needlework in Vienna, Austria. It is possible that the piece was created there.
Style: Heraldry,Sampler
Technique: GoldworkInscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
N/S cipher, for Nina SohlbergDimensions
Height
18-1/4 inWidth
15-1/4 inProvenance
Notes
Provenance Date: September 23, 2019,September 23, 2019
Descendant of the Sohlberg family,Descendant of the Sohlberg family
Provenance Person: Fran Cochran,Melinda Cochran O'leary
Provenance Place: San Francisco, CA,San Francisco, CA
