Anna Elisabeth Hartwick (1796–1882) was a Swedish lace industrialist. She lived in

Vadstena Vadstena () is a locality and the seat of Vadstena Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden, with 5,613 inhabitants in 2010. From 1974 to 1979 Vadstena was administered as part of Motala Municipality. Despite its small population, Vadstena is ...

, which had a long history of professional lace making. In the 18th century, individual makers of

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sold their works to peddlers, but in the 19th century, this small-scale industry developed in to a larger industry dominated by Anna Elisabeth Hartwick and her main rival

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(1792–1856). Hartwick bought up lace from many of the lace makers of Vadstena and had them sold through her shop and through salespersons employed by her throughout the nation. Through her employee Catharina Andersdotter, she sold lace to the queen,

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, and the Swedish court.

References

*Du Rietz, Anita, ''Kvinnors entreprenörskap: under 400 år'', 1. uppl., Dialogos, Stockholm, 2013 {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartwick, Anna Elisabeth 19th-century Swedish businesspeople Swedish businesspeople in fashion 1796 births 1882 deaths Lace People from Vadstena Municipality 19th-century Swedish businesswomen