Women’s head-dress of linen. Edged in front with white lace. — From 1750—1850.
Textile techniques of Swedish peasant art-weavings.
Category: Scandinavia
Swedish Costumes of Country People. Norwegian Wedding Costumes.
Swedish costumes of the country people from Dalarna, Leksand, Mora, Skåne. Bride and groom from Hitterdalen in Norway.
Ryggastuga. The Swedish farmhouse. Interior and household goods.
The Swedish farmhouse, the so-called Ryggastuga, is a small, simple dwelling house with a grass roof. Interior and household goods.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
The Sámi people in Scandinavia. Peasant art in Lapland.
Peasant art of the Sámi people. Embroidered reindeer harness. Drinking ladles. Knives and Flasks. Carved reindeer-horn bag-locks. Carved Match boxes and clasps. Needle cases.
Scandinavian costumes from Sweden, Iceland and Lapland.
Young girl from Reykjavik, Island in festive dress. Farmer and girl in Sunday state from Dalarna County, Sweden. Young woman in summer costume from the Swedish province of Bleking. Family in Sunday state from the Parish of Leksand, Dalarna, Sweden. Winter coat of sheepskin from the Swedish Sudermanland.
Historic costumes from Hardanger, Norway 1888.
Historic costumes from Hardanger, Norway 1888.
Mountaineer. Traditional Norway costume in 1896.
A Mountaineer. Traditional Norway costume in 1896.
A Lapp boy. Norway costume in 1896.
A Lapp boy. Norway 1896.
Hardanger costume. Norway 1896
Hardanger costume. Norway 1896.
Mower maid 1896. A Norwegian “Maud Müller”.
A Mower maid from Norway 1896. Norwegian “Maud Müller”.
