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Postcard 1930s Hitterdal Norway Folk Costume Couple Damsleth Linen Style
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Pre-linen · 1935

Postcard 1930s Hitterdal Norway Folk Costume Couple Damsleth Linen Style

Hitterdal (Hjartdal), Norway1935Pre-linenExcellent

A smartly illustrated couple stands side by side in the traditional folk dress of Hitterdal (Hjartdal), Norway — the young man resplendent in an embroidered white jacket with gleaming gold buttons, black knee breeches, and white stockings, while his companion wears the vibrant red blouse, decorative apron, and striped skirt of the region's women's bunad. The bold, graphic illustration style points to the hand of Damsleth, a celebrated Norwegian commercial artist whose folk costume postcard series for publisher N. W. Damm & Søn became iconic documents of Norwegian national identity in the interwar period. These cards were eagerly collected across Norway and abroad, serving as proud ambassadors of regional heritage during an era of growing national pride.

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PC-02695 · N. W. Damm & Søn
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