My take on the pictures is: 13 is definately Russian, look at his shirt - proto-typical of Russian historical shirts. I have seen sleeveless over pieces like hers on historical documents/ pictures. Most likely worn during the 'hot' summer days.
14 appears to be from the Tartar Mountain region of Poland, look at the man's boots and pants. Her outfit is like many different regional variations, however the lace sleeves and the flower on the apron is NOT at all period to any time/ area (accept for modern 20th Century 'dancing' outfits made for the tourists) Katheryne who has been researching 12thC Polish female outfits ----- Original Message ----- From: "Schaeffer, Astrida" > > I'm thinking #14 would be more Hungarian than Polish-- I've > never seen such aprons on a Polish costume-- But in truth I fear > the task will be made that much more difficult by the liberties > taken by the artist. For example the red strapless front-lace > bustier garment in #14 is sheer invention... > > My guesses: <snippage> > 13 definitely Russia > 14 generic Slavic or Hungarian (not sure Polish would have been > depicted....as a nation Poland had just come out of over a > century of non-existence, though it did briefly exist again as a > sovereign nation in the 20s so maybe it was in vogue...) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
