Author: JONGSMA, J.S.,
Title: Richtlijnen voor en Wetenswaardigheden over het Fries Kostuum rond 1860. [Eerste druk; First edition].
Description: Heerenveen, De Tjongerskotsploech [COP.], 1991. Small folio, original wrappers with a clearview plastic protective dustjacket, spiralled plastic spine. Covertitle with an illustration. 58pp. Numerous black/white illustrations in text after photographs, some diagrams in text, explanatory table of dutch gold-, and silver hallmarks, list of literature consulted, table of contents. Practical and detailed dutch language guidelines how to dress-up in traditional regional costume and accessories of Friesland Province approx 1860, including interesting facts covering subject matter. Illustrations featurring female and male traditional upper-, and underclothing, bonnets and caps, gold-, and silver earplates including step-by-step directions how to fix earplates to bonnets, dutch gold-, and silver hallmarks from the time, tortoiseshell accessories, decorative traditional footwear, earrings, decorative jewelry to shirts, decorative gold-, and silver buttons, precious watches, hairstyling, lacework borders to folkcostume with dimensions, etc. An excellent practical work. Very fine copy. Scarce.

Keywords: friesland province tradition folkcostume guidelines facts regional dress earplates bonnets footwear hairpins watches culture heritage legacy history skirts lacework tortoiseshell material