Scarf

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Swedish American Museum

2012.36.1.E

2012.36.1.E

Name/Title

Scarf

Entry/Object ID

2012.36.1.E

Description

Green cotton scarf part of a Swedish folk costume (folkdräkt) from Skön, Västernorrland.

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

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

19-3/4 in

Length

32-1/4 in

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2012.36.1.A, 2012.36.1.B, 2012.36.1.C, 2012.36.1.D

Reproductions

Notes

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