1780 Elisabeth Forsell - Magenta

Inspiration to this design I have found from a sample collection own by Anders Berch (1711–1774): He was a professor of economics in Uppsala, Sweden. He created a large collection of textile material samples from trading houses in Europe to teach students how an item was made.

The given name is Elisabeth Forsell. She was a Swedish weaver and textile craftsman. She is considered a pioneer in the textile industry, especially in flax cultivation and flax preparation, in Finland, where she was active from 1739 to 1747. She manufactured the first spinning machines in Finland, thus introducing the machine to the country.