| The Khalili Collection of Swedish Textiles | |
|---|---|
 Carriage Cushion Cover (Two Lions in Floral Roundels), Scania, Bara district, late 18th century | |
| Curators | Nasser D. Khalili (founder) Dror Elkvity (curator and chief co-ordinator) Viveka Hansen (special advisor)[1] |
| Size (no. of items) | 100[2] |
| Website | www |
The Khalili Collection of Swedish Textiles is a private collection of textile art assembled by the British scholar, collector and philanthropist Nasser D. Khalili.[2] The collection was built up over a period of 25 years and contains 100 works.[2][3] It is one of eight collections assembled, conserved, published and exhibited by Khalili, each of which is considered among the most important in its field.[4] In 2008 it was described as "the only extensive collection of Swedish flatweaves outside the country".[5] The collection consists mostly of textile panels, cushion and bed covers from the Scania region of southern Sweden, dating in the main from a hundred-year period between the mid-18th and mid-19th centuries. The majority of the pieces in the collection were made for wedding ceremonies in the region. While they played a part in the ceremonies, they were also a reflection of the artistry and skill of the weaver. Their designs often consist of symbolic illustrations of fertility and long life.[2] Khalili writes that he created the collection because of the tendency of art historians and the public to undervalue art whose creators are anonymous.[6]
- ^ "Swedish Textiles (1700 – 1900)". Khalili Collections. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d "The Eight Collections". nasserdkhalili.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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- ^ Franses 1996, p. 10.
- ^ "The Khalili Collections major contributor to "Longing for Mecca" exhibition at the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam". UNESCO. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Moore, Susan (17 March 2008). "The collection is a symphony". Financial Times. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Khalili 1996, p. 8.
