HALI NEWSLETTER No. 469

[View this email in your browser]( HALI's sister magazine, COVER, is hosting COVER Connect New York, a boutique rug show at the Metropolitan Pavilion and The Altman Building in Manhattan from 14–16 September 2024. The annual event is an important opportunity for those in the rug industry to discover exceptional handmade rugs from forty brands. Those who register before 22 July will be in with a chance of winning a free two-night stay at a luxury hotel, a short walk from the Chelsea venues, during the show. [Register now.]( Celebrating the work of the photographer Antoin Sevruguin (1851–1933), this exhibition is running at the Museum Rietberg in Zürich until 4 August. Comprised of sixty-three of Sevrugin's landscapes and typological portraits, it captures his unique perspective of the country that he was adopted into. Image: Double portrait of two girls, Antoin Sevruguin, Iran, c. 1880-1896, albumen print, 11.8 x 16.8 cm, Museum Rietberg, 2022.428.134, Gift of the heirs of Emil Alpiger © Museum Rietberg, Zurich In an article from the most recent issue, HALI 219, the team behind the Oya Project tell the tale of Adnan Memiş, a Turkish banker who developed a passion for Anatolian oya. Unique to the region, this artform, a type of needle lace, is practised exclusively by women. The banker’s collecting has grown into a wide-ranging project, with two books and a film about to be launched. Image: Aegean efe oya, Turkey. Adnan Memiş Oya Collection. Welcome to the final chapter of our exploration of Swedish folk weavings for [#RugFactFriday]( where this week the focus is on a special example from the 'Anatomy of an object' feature in HALI 210. It is here that Joel Greifinger delineates the dramatis personae in the story of an unusual initialled and dated bed cover from his collection. This 235 year old bed cover, mostly woven in rölakan (double-interlocked tapestry) technique, has a very unusual feature. The 'pair of flower arrangements in vases across one of the rows that are executed in flamskväv (dovetail or Flemish tapestry) technique' is described as 'exceedingly rare'. While at first glance the inscribed date and two sets of initials would lead one to assume that this piece was woven to commemorate a wedding in 1786, Greifinger's careful research in Sweden’s comprehensive digitised historical marriage records led him to an alternative backstory. Using their initials, the author discovered that the bed cover can be ascribed to Ola Hanson and Annicka Hakansdotter, married on 8 November 1761 in a small village in Bräkne härad, Blekinge. Greifinger concludes: 'There are strong reasons to speculate that Annicka, surely an experienced weaver showing off her skills with a flamskväv flourish, created this bed cover in 1786, perhaps not coincidentally the 25th anniversary of her marriage to Ola. And maybe to provide an example of artistry and industry to her children, Hanna (22), Hakan (19) and Hans (16).' The full article can be accessed with a digital subscription to HALI, which occurs automatically with a normal subscription to the magazine, or which can be bought separately. Image: Bed cover, woven by Annicka Hakansdotter in the village of Hällaryd, Karlshamn socken (municipality) Bräkne härad (district), Blekinge Province, southern Sweden, inscribed and dated 1786. Joel Greifinger Collection. [Find out more.]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Website]( [LinkedIn]( Copyright © 2023 Hali Publications, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: HALI Publications 6 Sylvester Path London, Hackney E8 1EN United Kingdom Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Hali Publications Ltd · 6 Sylvester Path · London, England E8 1EN · United Kingdom