Name/Title
StokholmiaEntry/Object ID
2025.3Description
Cross-stitch piece entitled "Stokholmia"Context
This cross-stitch depicts seventeenth-century Stockholm. It features the Storkyrkan (Stockholm Cathedral) in the center and the Katarina Kyrka (Church of Catherine) to the side. This work was created by Monica Carlson, a Swedish immigrant. She was born in Sweden in 1941 and emigrated to the US in 1960. Carlson worked on this project for over a year, and used a pattern based on a design created by Eva Rosenstand.Acquisition
Accession
2025.3Source or Donor
Monica CarlsonAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Monica Carlson.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Monica CarlsonRole
Fiber ArtistDate made
2013 - 2014Time Period
21st CenturyPlace
City
ChicagoState/Province
IllinoisCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaLexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Art, EmbroideryRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Monica CarlsonNotes
DonorRelated Places
Place
County
StockholmCountry
SwedenRegion
Northern EuropeContinent
EuropeReproductions
Notes
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