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

Collections

Europe

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.