Belt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Swedish American Museum

2012.36.1.D_Front

Name/Title

Belt

Entry/Object ID

2012.36.1.D

Description

Belt part of a Swedish folk costume (folkdräkt) from Skön, Västernorrland. Red leather and cotton belt decorated with stitchings of blue, yellow, and green 'X's,' blue and green shapes which are crosses between squares and triangles, two green star-shaped flowers, and a blue star-shaped flower. One end of the belt is decorated with a red heart shape while two parts of a tan belt strap are attached to the item, one of which is on the front and the other of which is on the back.

Context

The folk dress was owned by Margareta Eriksson Backlund who lived from 1898 until around 1969. She arrived in the U.S. in 1927.

Acquisition

Accession

2012.36

Source or Donor

Elaine Meldrum

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Belt

Clothing Sex

Female

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

National costumes, Clothing & dress

Search Terms

Folk costume, Folk dress, Ethnic costume, Traditional dress, Women's clothing, Sweden--Västernorrlands län

Dimensions

Width

2-1/2 in

Length

32 in

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2012.36.1.A, 2012.36.1.B, 2012.36.1.C, 2012.36.1.E

Reproductions

Notes

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