Agnes Geijer

Agnes Geijer (26 October 1898 – 17 July 1989) was a Swedish textile historian and archaeologist.

Life

Agnes Geijer became the head of the textile conservation atelier Pietas in 1930. She received a doctoral degree from Uppsala University in 1938 and commenced employment at the Swedish History Museum in 1941. She was active there from 1947 as s textile conservator.

Geijer died in 1989. A foundation in her name awards grants and scholarships to students of the history of textiles from eight Nordic countries.

Works translated into English

• The conservation of flags in Sweden / by Agnes Geijer. – 1957
• A history of textile art / Agnes Geijer ; [transl. by Roger Tanner]. – 1979 – [Rev. transl.]. – ISBN 0-85667-055-3
• Oriental textiles in Sweden / by Agnes Geijer. – 1951
• Textile treasures of Uppsala cathedral : from eight centuries / Agnes Geijer. – 1964
• The Viminacium gold tapestry : a unique textile fragment from Hungary / Agnes Geijer and Edit B. Thomas. – 1964. – Meddelanden från Lunds universitets historiska museum. – 0458-4767. ; 1964–1965 s. 223–236
• Studies in textile history : in memory of Harold B. Burnham / ed. by Veronika Gervers. – 1977. – ISBN 0-88854-192-9