Furnishing fabric: Ulmus

Designed by: Viola Gråsten (Swedish (born in Finland), 1910–1994)
For: Mölnlycke Väfveri (Swedish)
Distributed by: Nordiska Kompaniet's Textilkammare (Swedish)

Swedish

designed 1957

Object Place: Sweden

Medium/Technique Linen plain weave, screen-printed

Dimensions Overall: 274.3 x 132.1 cm (108 x 52 in.)

Credit Line Textile Curator's Fund

Accession Number2005.6

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles

ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionLarge-scale design in dark brown on white with central tree trunk with angular branches to either side and dense arrangement of leaves; trunk, branches, and leaves filled with linear patterning. Selvedge printed: "'Ulmus' Design by Viola Grasten Sweden"

ProvenancePurchased from a dealer in Sweden by Cora Ginsburg LLC; Purchased by the MFA, January 26, 2005