by Karen Nyenhuis | Jul 4, 2025 | A Miniature Christmas at Carl Larsson's House
Swedish Tiled Stoves Tiled stoves were common in Scandinavia beginning in the eighteenth century. The green stove is hallmarked “NF,” and is by an artist who made miniature copies of all the tiled stoves in the American Swedish Institute. “NF”...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Jul 4, 2025 | A Miniature Christmas at Carl Larsson's House
A Miniature Swedish Julbord Miniature pewter tankards for Christmas punch. Pewter, an alloy of tin and lead, was readily available and affordable. Tankards had lids to keep insects and debris from falling into the beverage inside. The old English word “wassail” comes...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Jul 4, 2025 | A Miniature Christmas at Carl Larsson's House
Swedish Painted Furniture The rosemaled chairs are by Cindy Malone. Rosemaling is an art form that originated in Norway but had moved to Sweden by Carl Larsson’s time. The blue wall cabinet is by Ruth Pollock. It is very lightweight and attached to the wall...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Jul 4, 2025 | A Miniature Christmas at Carl Larsson's House
Decorating the tree Norwegian and Swedish flags are a nod to our family’s dual heritage. The Norwegian flags were on the tree during the entire holiday season while the house was on display at the American Swedish Institute, but they are so small that no one...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Jul 4, 2025 | A Miniature Christmas at Carl Larsson's House
Carl Larsson’s Children The nanny doll is clothed in the style of Carl Larsson’s painting “Suzanne and Another,” 1901. Toadstools are English. The tiled stove is wallpaper on a paper towel tube. Photos by Karen Nyenhuis. For the next post in...
