Hanna Ingrid Elisabet Jobs. Ros och Lilja (Rose and Lily), 1955–56. Plain weave bleached linen, handprinted, Overall: 90.2 x 94.3 cm (35 1/2 x 37 1/8 in.). The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund, 1956.414. Copyrighted.

Ros och Lilja (Rose and Lily)

1955–56

Hanna Ingrid Elisabet Jobs

Hanna Ingrid Elisabet Jobs (Swedish, 1914–1995)

Textiles

Ros och Lilja (Rose and Lily), 1955–56. Hanna Ingrid Elisabet Jobs (Swedish, 1914–1995), Jobs Handtryck (Swedish, est. 1944). Plain weave bleached linen, handprinted; overall: 90.2 x 94.3 cm (35 1/2 x 37 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1956.414 This design was likely conceived when Ingrid “Gocken” Jobs was a student of graphic design at the Konstakademin (Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts). Rose and Lily shows a sampling of indigenous Swedish flowers against a black background. The loose floral arrangement is typical of Gocken Jobs’s whimsical style. This design features a single pink rose, which traditionally symbolizes gratitude.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Hanna Ingrid Elisabet Jobs
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: Plain weave bleached linen, handprinted
Medium: plain, weave, bleached, linen, handprinted
Dimensions: Overall: 90.2 x 94.3 cm (35 1/2 x 37 1/8 in.)
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1956.414
Credit Line: The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund
Exhibitions: Design in Printed Textiles, Color and Comfort: Swedish Modern Design
Rights Statement: Copyrighted