Riitta Suomi for Sylvia Salonen, Onnelliset (The Happy Ones)

Mid 20th c., linen, the loose weave forming the image of two white flying doves, with a clover motif above, with geometric earth-tone elements above and step-like ocean wave motifs below, woven into a simple white frame.

From the Collection of Sylvia Kerckhoff, first female mayor of Durham, North Carolina (1993-1997)

Sylvi Salonen OY is a third-generation family business still operating in Turku, Finland, since 1927, when it began as a craft shop that produced beautiful handmade home textiles for Finnish homes.

Looseness, paint loss, and foxing to frame,