Ensemble

Unknown

1890–1905 · wool, cotton · Costume Institute

Scandinavian clothing bears striking similarities amongst the countries with very few distinctions. This boy's ensemble, pictures here with a complete girl's ensemble is distinctive to Norway for its darker color palette than neighboring Sweden and Denmark.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1890–1905

Medium

wool, cotton

Culture

Norwegian

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Elise Hansen Silljan, 1909