Title

Kirstin Ersdotter i Husby Skedevi av JW Wallander: Postcard

Creation Date

20th century

Count

1

Maker's Mark

Fotoateljén Gamla Linkoping AB
G Ekströms Forlag AB
Svenska Ungdomsringen For Bygderkultur

Description

A postcard of a watercolor painting by Swedish painter JW Wallander (1821 - 1888) entitled “Kirstin Ersdotter i Husby Skedevi (Gamla Skedevi Dragten)” (Kirstin Ersdotter in Husby Skedevi, the Old Skedevi Costume).  The painting features an older woman in traditional provincial folk dress, or folkdräkt, from Skedevi Parish, Östergötland, Sweden.  Her outfit includes a skirt with vertical blue, white and grey stripes, a sheer white half-apron, a blue jacket, a pink and blue plaid scarf, a white shawl, a white headscarf, and pink gloves with blue embroidery.  Publishing data on the back: “Fotoateljén Gamla Linkoping AB/G Ekströms Forlag AB, Svenska Ungdomsringen for  Bygdekultur”.  See also AW-0432-26 for a postcard that includes this image.