Hanging, Wall

Textile

Swedish American Museum

1987/21:6_Front

Name/Title

Hanging, Wall

Entry/Object ID

1987/21:6

Description

Hand-woven and hand-colored linen wall hanging. Traditional dalmålning motif of the ascent and descent of the ages of man in pictorial form, the so called “Ålderstrappan”. The inscription, “Om Människans åldrar ifrån vaggan till graven, 1812.” is in the front.

Acquisition

Accession

1987/21

Source or Donor

Ms. Linnea Holmstrom

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Linnea Holmstrom

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Weaving, Textiles

Search Terms

Dalmålning

Dimensions

Height

15 in

Width

21 in

Material

Linen

Reproductions

Notes

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