Fashion & Costume · 19th century
€ 230
One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.
Good condition. Light foxing and age toning to margins, image area clean.
Silesian Folk Costume Scene, Prussia, Buchwald & Fischbach, c.1875
A lively genre scene depicting traditional costume from Buchwald and Fischbach in Silesia, with multiple figures engaged in domestic and social activity. The plate offers a layered view of regional dress, combining interior and exterior elements within a single composition.
Silesian costume traditions varied widely across the region, influenced by Central European cultural exchange. This plate captures that diversity through a range of garments and accessories shown in use.
Produced in Leipzig by J. G. Bach after drawings by Albert Kretschmer, the print belongs to a respected 19th-century series documenting regional European dress.
KEYWORDS:
Silesian folk costume, Buchwald Fischbach dress, Lower Silesia traditional clothing, Prussian regional culture, Central European folk costume, 19th century chromolithograph, ethnographic genre scene, European folk costume print
CONDITION:
Good condition. Light foxing and age toning to margins, image area clean.
FRAMING AND MATTING SUGGESTIONS:
Classic black or dark walnut frame with a soft off-white or pale grey museum board mat; suitable for libraries or dining rooms.
Technique: Chromolithography
Maker: Albert Kretschmer (after), Leipzig, c.1875
