Copy of ornamentation over fireplace

NamePainting

CultureSwedish

Date1837

Place madeSollerön, Dalacarlia, Sweden, Europe

MediumPaper, water based paint, pencil

Dimensions35 1/4 × 14 3/16 in. (89.5 × 36 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.2015.26.5

Object numberA.2015.26.5

ProvenanceThese were recently (2015) found in the Bartlett Archives and were deemed a more appropriate fit with collections.

DescriptionDark brown on white paper painted image of a floral ornamentation, below which is located the date 1837 and text reading FOS MAD 1837 FFS.AFD MFD and labeled at upper proper right: "Stunisgarden" at Solleron, Dalecarlia, Sweden. Decoration over the fireplace.
House plans for the Sturnis Farm at Solleron, Dalacarlia, Sweden, a building collected by Florence Dibell Bartlett, as well as decorations which were to go over the fireplace.