Volendam. Vrouw, zondagse dracht
Arnhem: Nederlands Openluchtmuseum, 1985. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 29pp., 8 fold-out patterns. Original pictorial wraps portfolio with black lettering on cover. An account of the typical Sunday folk costume for a Dutch woman from Volendam, a city in Northern Holland, in the period from 1945-1960. A 13 page booklet with a charming photograph of a Volendam woman in costume on the cover describing in detail costume and accessories, accompanied by in-text b/w photographs. Fifteen lose pages, printing on one side only, of instructions for each part of the costume with descriptive measured drawings, including material and tools necessary for the making of each respective part of the costume, and additional 8 fold-outs with the professional patterns, including measured patterns for cutting as well as embroidery. Text in Dutch. Some wear along edges of portfolio, rubbing, light creasing. Wrappers in overall good-, interior in very good condition. g- to vg. Item #38079
Price: $75.00