Apron

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Swedish American Museum

2025.12.2_Front

2025.12.2_Front

Name/Title

Apron

Entry/Object ID

2025.12.2

Description

A red traditional Swedish apron that was paired with a Leksand dress.

Use

An apron that was used for traditional Swedish festive activites.

Context

Was donated by Amy Merschdorf after having been in the family's possession for several decades since the 1960s.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.12

Source or Donor

Amy Merschdorf

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Clothing Sex

Female

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Municipality

Leksand

County

Dalarna

Country

Sweden

Region

Northern Europe

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Aprons, National costumes

Dimensions

Height

14 in

Width

15-3/4 in

Reproductions

Notes

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