Title

Female Folk Dress: Doll

Creation Date

20th century

Count

1

Maker's Mark

Charlotte Weibull, Malmo, Sweden (c)

Description

A female doll made of cloth, wire, wood and thread.  Depicts the traditional provincial folk dress, or folkdräkt, of Ingelstad,  Skåne, Sweden.  The outfit includes a red skirt, a white ½-apron with stitched detail along the bottom and a red & white braid sash, a grey brocade vest with black trim, a white blouse with scalloped collar and cuffs, a white headdress, black stockings, white bloomers and natural wood shoes.  Doll has yellow (blonde) thread hair worn in a bun and painted facial features.  She holds a white folded handkerchief and a prayer book with her right hand.  Original Gammelgarden artifact number D-0381-15.  Tag: “Charlotte Weibull, Malmo, Sweden ©”