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Description:
Swedish
Flat Weave Rug by Irma Kronlund The traditional Scandinavian rug is the rya,
made from hand-knotted wool. Dating from the fifteenth century, the first
antique ryas were coarse, long-piled heavy coverlets used by fishermen instead
of furs. By the eighteenth century ryas were generally part of a woman's
trousseau and proudly displayed as important status symbols within the home. By
the nineteenth century, Swedish ryas were usurped by the arrival of quilted
coverlets from continental Europe and from then on were woven as purely
ornamental elements.
Although
the designs of antique and vintage Scandinavian rugs were originally inspired
by imported textiles, they gradually developed into an innately northern
expression. Simple geometric patterns and vignettes from everyday life such as
bouquets of flowers, a child's sampler or a pet dog were incorporated into flat
woven tapestries or Swedish pile rugs and carpets, adding charm and immediacy
to this folk art.
A
fresh and appealing aesthetic was sustained during the first half of the
twentieth century by the weavings of the celebrated Swedish carpet designer
Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom and her circle. The simplicity and purity of design in
vintage Scandinavian rugs gives them an immediate relevance and contemporary
desirability.
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