Woman from Grisons Upper Engadine.
Category: 19th Century
Swiss women’s costume of the Canton of St. Gallen, former princely land.
In the area around the city of St. Gallen, a traditional costume was once worn that still lives on today (1896) in that of the Appenzeller women
Woman from St. Gallen, princely land Switzerland
Woman from St. Gallen from the former princely land.
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Lucerne Entlebuch. Switzerland national costumes.
People from Lucerne Entlebuch.
Woman from Uri Schächental. Swiss national costumes.
Woman from Uri Schächental.
Man from Schaffhausen Unterklettgau.
Man from Schaffhausen Unterklettgau.
Woman from Appenzell Innerrhoden.
Woman from Appenzell Innerrhoden.
Woman from Aargau in Freiaemter
Woman from Aargau in Freiaemter.
Woman from Bern Simmental. Swiss national costumes.
Woman from Bern Simmental. Source: The Swiss national costumes of XVII – XIX century originals. Original recordings from the Swiss costume festival. Zurich 14 March 1896. Additional galleries of Switzerland costumes:… Read More
French Headdresses from La Rochelle, La Vendee, Poitou
Traditional French Headdresses from La Rochelle, La Vendee, Poitou in 1867 1,6,7, La Rochelle. 2,3, La Vendee. 4,5,8, Poitou