cushion cover 40x40cm: “Swedish Women Composers – a selection”

This cushion cover brings music and colour to any environment. Colourful portraits of Swedish Women Composers from mid 19th century to today, a selection, together with some of their favourite instruments as the organ, the grand piano, the trumpet, the accordion, the harp etc.  

Names of all included w. years and places of birth:

Laura “LAGO” Netzel (1839-1927) Rantasalmi, Finland   •    Ingeborg von Bronsart (1840-1913) S:t Petersburg, Russia   •    Elfrida Andrée (1841−1929) Visby   •    Helena Munktell (1852-1919) Grycksbo   •    Amanda Maier-Röntgen (1853-1894) Landskrona   •    Valborg Aulin (1860-1928) Gävle   •    Alice Tegnér (1864-1943) Karlshamn   •    Helfrid Lambert (1868-1954) Stockholm   •    Sara Wennerberg Reuter (1874-1959) Otterstad    •    Elisabeth Huselius-Wickter (1901 – 1965) Trollhättan    •    Kai Gullmar [Gurli M Bergström](1905-1982) Sundsvall   •   Dorcas Norre (1911-1985) Malmberget   •   Carin Malmlöf-Forssling (1916-2005) Gävle   •   Margareta Hallin (1931-) Karlskoga   •   Monica Dominique (1940-) Västerås   •   Karin Rehnqvist (1957-) Stockholm   •   Catharina Backman (1961-) Stockholm

The fabric is handprinted by the meter at a handprinting factory with long traditions in Jämtland, a countie in northern Sweden, in the village Nälden were Katarina Hamilton was born.

NOTE: The parts of this item is cut from the fabric printed by the meter making the pattern happen differently to each sewn item. Enjoy having your own unique item!