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Hardanger Norwegian National Costume Bunad Damsleth Postcard 1940
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Hardanger Norwegian National Costume Bunad Damsleth Postcard 1940

Hardanger, Norway1940Divided BackGood

A chromolithographic art postcard by the Norwegian illustrator Damsleth depicting a couple dressed in traditional Hardanger bunad (national costume) from the Hardanger region of western Norway. The man wears black knee breeches, a red waistcoat with gold buttons, and a top hat; the woman is dressed in the full Hardanger bridal costume with an elaborately embroidered apron, a decorative silver-and-red brudekrone (bridal crown), and a black skirt with richly worked geometric border embroidery in blue, green, and red.

  • Caption: "HARDANGER" — Damsleth
  • Publisher: Dreyers Grafiske Anstalt, Stavanger — Damm nr. 156
  • Status: Unposted
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PC-00426 · Dreyers Grafiske Anstalt, Stavanger — Damm nr. 156
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