Traditional Dress for Protestant Females on South Beveland The casques they wear are called "stikken" or "strikken". They consist of two gold squares on either side of the forehead connected by a narrow hoop around the back of the head. The backside of the squares is decorated with engravings of flowers and lines. Louis Napoleon, King of Holland at the time of the French Revolution, issued a decree in 1809 stating: Married woman can wear one gold square on the left side, unmarried woman on the right side. Woman breastfeeding their own children are allowed to wear two. The, headgear consists of two layers. The under cap is called "tupmutse". The casque and ornamental pins are pinned into it. Above the forehead there is a triangular incision. This is accommodate the big forelock called "bles". When they don't work they wear a second, bigger cap. During weekdays they wear an upper cap made of interwoven tulle or a plain tissue with small motives. The expensive Sunday upper cap is made of Brusselles lace. ft is prepared with starch and is kepi in shape with a fanned carcass. Beside the golden squares they of ten wear gold cappins. Around the neck is a necklace of red coral. ft has five or six rows and is closed at the back with a gold look.
21 Comments
gregory gallo 17 Oct 2010
i love the line work in the white lace nelly, beautiful series, redboySigridur Bachmann 08 Oct 2010
Excellent clearness and colors ! Great text and information !Olga van Dijk 08 Oct 2010
:OVE IT! What a grand series Nelly!I love how you inform us about these wonderful "klederdrachten" of the Dutch!Emily Reed 08 Oct 2010
What a really great series, Nelly!Calvin McFarlane 08 Oct 2010
excellent addition to the series Nelly. most lovely.DEE JOBES PHOTOGRAPHY 07 Oct 2010
Wow,what amazing Stunning fashion on this GORGEOUS Exquisite Lady!!!Those eyes are amazingly beautiful!!!OUTSTANDING Great Artistry,my Friend!!!Thanks for the commentary!!!,Dee :)David Holcombe 07 Oct 2010
What a lot of fun. And your explanations are ethnographic. The suggestion of lace is wonderful. It captures the whole idea without going in excruciating detail.Kovács János 07 Oct 2010
wow! :)william maldonado 07 Oct 2010
amazing work Nelly!Sharon Gonzalez 07 Oct 2010
FANTASTIC BEAUTY, NELLY, AND VERY INTERESTING INFO TOO.John Cappello 07 Oct 2010
This one must speak out in reverence of your skill and style,your work evokes a classical, regal and liturgical feel, of museum quality, the rich texture qualities of your surfaces are just amazing in how the metallic touches do not overpower the image,the colors.Lorna Skeie 07 Oct 2010
Nelly,this information is so interesting. Thank you again for sharing some Dutch history with us. I have never been aware of any of this. Fantastic painting also, as always.ruth sears 07 Oct 2010
wonderful info on this one,stunning work,I love the bright colors!Ann Fawssett-Atkin 07 Oct 2010
Another beautiful painting (interesting info)Nira Dabush 07 Oct 2010
WONDERFUL TRADITIONAL ARTWORK, NELLUSHKA. THANKS FOR THE INFO, MY FRIEND. SWEET DREAMS!Frank Maguire 07 Oct 2010
If I had to dress that way I would have a sex change even if it meant just have a section of garden hose tacked inte appropriate place. Great painting Nelluska.Shakeh Sarookhanian 07 Oct 2010
Amazingly beautiful with graceful style and colors Nelly.Maria Anna Machado 07 Oct 2010
very beautiful...metin topa 07 Oct 2010
an interesting clothes and again those magical eyes..surely my POD..Ai Shan 07 Oct 2010
Great to see all that different clothes traditions. And this is another beauty, Nelly!Caballero Salguero 07 Oct 2010
Fantastic lady with dress traditional my dear friend Nelly, is very handsome to refine and all full of elegance, sensitive and lovely, beautiful portrait, good composition and lines,wonderful, hugs from Spain, José