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Embroidering women and turning men

Handiwork, gender, and emotions in Sweden and Finland, c. 1720–1820

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Figure 1 Elsa Maria Löwenhielm, Sampler, 1755. Wool. Photo Mari Modig, Nordiska museet, NM.0129240. CC BY-NC-ND.

Figure 1 Elsa Maria Löwenhielm, Sampler, 1755. Wool. Photo Mari Modig, Nordiska museet, NM.0129240. CC BY-NC-ND.

Figure 2 Charles Louis Lignée, after Johann Heinrich Eberts, L’Occupation, 1774. Engraving, 42 x 31 cm. Nationalmuseum, NMGrh 528. CC BY-SA.

Figure 2 Charles Louis Lignée, after Johann Heinrich Eberts, L’Occupation, 1774. Engraving, 42 x 31 cm. Nationalmuseum, NMGrh 528. CC BY-SA.

Figure 3 Aurore de Maré, Landscape, 1801. Silk embroidery and water colour on canvas, 25 x 30,5 cm. Photo Bertil Wreting, Nordiska museet, NM.0221633. CC BY-NC-ND.

Figure 3 Aurore de Maré, Landscape, 1801. Silk embroidery and water colour on canvas, 25 x 30,5 cm. Photo Bertil Wreting, Nordiska museet, NM.0221633. CC BY-NC-ND.

Figure 4 Bridal blanket, late 18th century. Silk and cotton embroideries, 170 x 200 cm. Photo Olle Norling, Upplandsmuseet, UM22401. CC BY-NC-ND.

Figure 4 Bridal blanket, late 18th century. Silk and cotton embroideries, 170 x 200 cm. Photo Olle Norling, Upplandsmuseet, UM22401. CC BY-NC-ND.

Figure 5 Turning stool, 1760s. Wood and gilded metal, 79 x 72 x 49 cm. Photo Thomas Adolfsson, Nordiska museet, NM.0082084A-C. CC BY-NC-ND.

Figure 5 Turning stool, 1760s. Wood and gilded metal, 79 x 72 x 49 cm. Photo Thomas Adolfsson, Nordiska museet, NM.0082084A-C. CC BY-NC-ND.