Woman’s virkad mössa (crocheted cap) from Nås parish

NameCap

Maker Birgitta Larsson (1922 - 2013)

CultureSwedish

Dateca. 1990

Place madeNas, Sweden, Europe

MediumWool

Dimensions4 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 5 11/16 in. (12 × 12 × 14.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2019.21.2

Object numberFA.2019.21.2

DescriptionThis wool crocheted cap has scalloped edges and stylized flowers and vines in green, yellow, and blue with a pleated ruffle edging the neck. The back of the cap is a circular form centered with a five point star surrounded by triangles in the same colors. There is a triangular pattern in the area bordering the face.