Wall Hanging
TX-0218-26
from the collection of
Title
Bread Baking Wall Hanging with Embroidery: Wall HangingCreation Date
20th centuryDimensions
37" W x 17" L Item (Overall)
Count
1Description
A white cotton wall hanging with blue cotton border. With an embroidered scene of a woman making bread at a small table, with a Swedish phrase on each side of her. Above each section of text is an embroidered floral flourish featuring three blooms framed by a leafy scroll. Below each section of text is a single embroidered bloom framed by a leafy scroll. Original Gammelgarden artifact number H-0684-09. Unattributed.
Phrase on the left: “Flitig var, och du skall vinna, halsa munterhet, och bröd” ("Be diligent, and you shall win, great cheerfulness, and bread.")
Phrase on the right: “Vägen till, din hydda finna, da ej ledsnad, eller nod” (The road to your hut find, be not weary, or _______")