DepartmentTextiles-Europe
Roshalsduk (rose-printed shawl)
NameRose Shawl (roshalsduk)
CultureSwiss
Date20th century
Place collectedLeksand, Dalarna, Sweden, Europe
Cultural Region if different than place madeScandinavia
Place madeSwitzerland, Europe
MediumWool
Dimensions29 3/4 × 29 3/4 × 1/16 in. (75.5 × 75.5 × 0.2 cm)
Credit LineGIFT OF LISS MIA DAHL, MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART (T.2017.89.7)
Object numberA.2022.39.7
DescriptionThis square shawl of fine wool has a large red rose print border, with rose buds filling the center area. A tag on the inside reads handprinted, pure wool, Made in Switzerland. Handprinted fine wool shawl imported to Leksand parish from Switzerland. Worn for festive occasions outside of church (“no flowers in church”).
ca. 1965
late 19th-early 20th Century
