Barbro Nilsson (b. Malmö 1899, d. Höganäs 1983)
“Blåbär, mörk” (Blueberry, dark). Handwoven wool carpet woven in “Gobeläng” flatweave technique. Striped base in shades of purple and blue, decorated with stylized berries in white, blue and yellow. Signed AB MMF BN. Designed 1946. Made after 1946 by Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB, Sweden. L. 273 cm. W. 143 cm.
Literature: Tyra Lundgren: "Märta Måås-Fjetterström och väv-verkstaden i Båstad, Stockholm 1968, ill. no. 50 and ill. opposite p. 65.
Literature: “Märta Måås-Fjetterström: Märta flyger igen! 90 år med Märta Måås-Fjetterström”, exhibition catalog Liljevalchs konsthall, other colours from the “Berries” series ill. p. 149.
Condition report on request. Please contact: design@bruun-rasmussen.dk
Design, 18 June 2020