Dress

NameDress

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Dateearly 20th century

Place madeDALARNA, SWEDEN, Europe

MediumWool, silk, metal

Dimensions50 13/16 × 26 3/4 × 3 1/8 in. (129 × 68 × 8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.1.387 SC

Object numberA.1955.1.387 SC

Collections

Europe

DescriptionThis wool dress has a red bodice and straps with gold embroidery and edging, which is lined in red/white striped cotton. The attached skirt of black wool, part plain weave, with the back and sides of a corrugated wool.The wide hem area of the corrugated panel appears gathered as it falls. There is a front hook and eye closure.