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Children's bonnet. Swedes: Baltic Swedes

Title:

Children's bonnet

Ethnic groups:

Swedes: Baltic Swedes

Territory:

Russian Empire, Island, Estland province, Haapsalu district, Vormsi district, village Gullo

Date:

late 19th century

Material:

Calico

Technique:

Stitching

Dimensions:

width 16.0; height 16.0

Collectors-person:
Number:

РЭМ 2992-59

Annotation:

On the island of Vormsi, children's clothing between the ages of one and five years old had no age or gender differences. Boys and girls wore identical bonnets, shirts, dresses, and aprons. There were some design peculiarities and color preferences (for example, when making a boy's dress, yellow fabric with black stripes was chosen), but these did not constitute a consistent tradition. Upon reaching the age of five to seven, children began to wear clothing similar to that worn by adult men and women on weekdays and holidays.

Rubrics:

Costume, Costume, headdress

Rus:
Чепчик детский. Шведы: шведы балтийские (шведы островные)