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Nov 15, 2006
Saga - Blue
Saga - Blue
c. 1963
designer
Elisabeth Ulrik
(Swedish, active Stockholm ?)
manufacturer
Borås Wäfveri Borås Wäfveri
(Swedish, 1870–2010)
Twill weave cotton, screen printed
Overall: 106 x 121.9 cm (41 3/4 x 48 in.)
The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1964.300
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The same textile exists in a yellow palette, suggesting that the pattern’s colorway was customizable to fit the customer’s decor.
Description
This pattern’s title Saga refers to the Icelandic epic poems written throughout the medieval period chronicling Viking history. The stylized tree depicted alludes to Viking mythology, specifically the “Yggdrasil,” or Tree of Life.
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