Maria Adelborg
Eleonora Amalia Maria Adelborg - from Svenskt Porträttgalleri XX
Eleonara Amalia Maria Adelborg (December 6, 1849 - April 23, 1940) was a Swedish textile artist. She is best known for preserving Swedish textile art traditions.[1] Her works include the carpet in the Birgitta Chapel in Rome and the chasubles for the Sofia Church in Stockholm.[2]
Biography[]
Adelborg was born in Kalskrona to and Hadvig Katarina on December 6, 1849.[3] Between 1886 and 1899, she worked for the Swedish Art Exhibition created by Selma Giöbel and in 1900 she worked for the Friends of Handicraft.[4] In 1907, she retired from HV and lived with her sisters, Ottilia Adelborg and Gertrud Adelborg in Gagnef.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Maria Adelborg" (in Swedish). 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ^ Svensk Uppslagsbok. 1. p. 169.
- ^ "EA Maria Adelborg". Swedish Biographical Dictionary (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Eleonora Amalia MARIA ADELBORG". Lexikonett amanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-10-09.
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Categories:
- 1849 births
- 1940 deaths
- People from Gagnef Municipality
- Swedish textile artists
- Swedish women artists
- 19th-century women textile artists
- 19th-century textile artists
- 20th-century textile artists