Blå raskmajd
(blue waxed wool apron, highest ranking)

Nameapron

CultureSwedish

Date2001

Place madeDjura village, Dalarna, Sweden, Europe

MediumWool, cotton, synthetic ribbon

Dimensions31 1/8 × 79 15/16 × 3/8 in. (79 × 203 × 1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2018.32.2

Object numberFA.2018.32.2

DescriptionMade by Maret Dahlberg
This blue wool pleated apron has a waistband and ties made of red patterned white ribbon which end in pompoms. The hem is lined with a cotton print, a rattvik kattum pattern. The front hem area is decorated with a yellow brown 8-pointed star patterned commercial ribbon.