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Gobelin
designer
Hanna Ingrid Elisabet Jobs
(Swedish, 1914–1995)
manufacturer
Jobs Handtryck
(Swedish, est. 1944)
Plain weave bleached linen, loom width, printed
Overall: 129.2 x 111.1 cm (50 7/8 x 43 3/4 in.)
The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1952.180
Location
not on view
Description
In the mid-1940s, Ingrid Jobs, affectionately called “Gocken,” began experimenting with folklore motifs in her designs. Through its pastel colors and representations of apple trees, Gobelin looks distinctly Swedish. Symbols of Sweden’s rich cultural heritage abound throughout the composition, such as the small Dala horse in the cabinet hutch and the vignette of Swedish dancers celebrating the midsummer festival.
Hanna Ingrid Elisabet Jobs
The youngest of eight children, Hanna Ingrid Jobs was affectionately nicknamed “Gocken” by her family. She was born in 1914 in the Swedish-province Dalarna. In 1930 she enrolled at the Tekniska Skolen in Stockholm where she studied illustration and ceramics, graduating in 1935. After schooling, she designed for her sister’s firm Jobs Ceramics and Textiles in Stockholm and later for her brother Peer’s textile press Jobs Handtryck (est. 1944). Throughout the 1930s, Gocken with her sister Lisbet displayed ceramics and textiles at world fairs including in Paris (1937), New York (1939), and San Francisco (1939). Gocken also exhibited in the important exhibitions Svensk form (1942) and När skönheten kom till byn (1945) which were central to establishing the Swedish Modern Design movement.
Jobs Handtryck
Established by Peer Jobs (1913-1989) in 1944, this Dalarna-based textile press specialized in manufacturing designs by Peer’s sisters Lisbet Jobs (1909-1961) and Ingrid “Gocken” Jobs (1914-1995). The press also collaborated with Leksand’s Handicrafts Association (Leksands Hemsljödsforening). As of 2019, the press operates out of Västanvik, Sweden.