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Barbro Nilsson (b. Malmö 1899, d. Höganäs 1983)

“Spättan, blå" (The Plaice). Handwoven wool carpet in “gobeläng” flatweave technique. Pattern in shades of blue with white and purple elements. Signed BN and AB MMF. Designed 1943. Made after 1943 by AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Sweden. L. 258 cm. W. 102 cm.

Literature: Viggo Steen Møller: “En bok om Barbro Nilsson”, Höganäs 1977, mentioned pp. 35 and 94, ill. pp. 49 and 66–67.

Literature: Liljevalchs konsthalls catalogue: “Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Märta flyger igen, 90 år med Märta Måås-Fjetterström”, Värnamo 2009, ill. pp. 141 and 143.

Literature: Tyra Lundgren: “Märta Måås-Fjetterström och väv-verkstaden i Båstad”, Stockholm 1968, mentioned p. 115.

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