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The Hallwyl Collection is entirely the creation of Wilhelmina von Hallwyl. Her passion for collecting first manifested itself in her early girlhood when she formed a collection of pebbles and seashells, but it was not until the 1880´s that she started in earnest to buy antiques and works of art. In Stockholm, many objects were aquired through the agency of the art dealer Henryk Bukowski, but there were several other suppliers in Sweden and on the Continent who provided Wilhelmina with objects for her collection which in the end comprised some 50.000 items. The Hallwyl Collection is wide-ranging, comprising not only important Old Master paintings (160 works in all), silver, porcelain, arms and tapestries, but also simple household objects and personal possesions. Showing great foresight, Wilhelmina systematically saved these mundane objects realizing that they would be of great ethnological interest to posterity. Another important - and unique - aspect of the The Hallwyl Collection is the fact that from its inception it was exceptionally well documented. From 1898 and until her death in 1930, Wilhelmina led and supervised work on a great catalogue where every object in the house is itemized, photographed and meticulously described. When the 78-volume catalogue was finally finished in 1955, it was printed in a limited edition of 110 copies. |
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