VERA Platform_759 Sweater Islender Johannes Folgerø "Sweater Inspired by the historical photo of the North-Norwegian fisherman Johanner Folger\u00f8. The pattern desing became popular from the charismatic photo of the fisherman. These photos were taken on the occasion of the fishing exhibition in Bod\u00f8 in 1904. The organizers wanted a photograph of a typical northern Norwegian fisherman, for use in marketing. The photographer Louise Engen from Bod\u00f8 took the photos with Johannes Folger\u00f8 from Sandnessj\u00f8en as a model. He was 52 years old at the time, a fisherman and a well-known seiner, originally from Finn\u00e5s in Hordaland. Folger\u00f8 had probably moved to Helgeland around 1870, in connection with the rich herring fishery. After a period on D\u00f8nna, where he also married, the family settled in Sandnes in Sandnessj\u00f8en. Around 1893, Folger\u00f8 bought a seiner together with merchant Otto Koch in Bod\u00f8. The photos belong to the museum's Lillegaard collection. Lofoten wool has taken this traditional knitting pattern and transformed into its own design, giving a new ligth to the emblematic design. The origin of the pattern is probably from the Feroe islands, since it was from there where many Norwegian fisherman got their sweaters at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. The Faroe Islands where great exporters of knitted goods to Scandinavia, but the history of this sweater needs to be researched in depth, something Ranghild is looking forward to do. " iain Norwegian Movable Heritage image/jpeg IMAGE University of St Andrews VERA Platform 687 "Sweater Inspired by the historical photo of the North-Norwegian fisherman Johanner Folger\u00f8. The pattern desing became popular from the charismatic photo of the fisherman. These photos were taken on the occasion of the fishing exhibition in Bod\u00f8 in 1904. The organizers wanted a photograph of a typical northern Norwegian fisherman, for use in marketing. The photographer Louise Engen from Bod\u00f8 took the photos with Johannes Folger\u00f8 from Sandnessj\u00f8en as a model. He was 52 years old at the time, a fisherman and a well-known seiner, originally from Finn\u00e5s in Hordaland. Folger\u00f8 had probably moved to Helgeland around 1870, in connection with the rich herring fishery. After a period on D\u00f8nna, where he also married, the family settled in Sandnes in Sandnessj\u00f8en. Around 1893, Folger\u00f8 bought a seiner together with merchant Otto Koch in Bod\u00f8. The photos belong to the museum's Lillegaard collection. Lofoten wool has taken this traditional knitting pattern and transformed into its own design, giving a new ligth to the emblematic design. The origin of the pattern is probably from the Feroe islands, since it was from there where many Norwegian fisherman got their sweaters at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. The Faroe Islands where great exporters of knitted goods to Scandinavia, but the history of this sweater needs to be researched in depth, something Ranghild is looking forward to do. " image/jpeg Image "Sweater Islender Johannes Folger\u00f8" image/jpeg Rebeca Franco Valle Image "Sweater Islender Johannes Folger\u00f8" image/jpeg Rebeca Franco Valle Image "Sweater Islender Johannes Folger\u00f8" image/jpeg Rebeca Franco Valle Image 68.1490556685704 13.7622515654953