Austrian Display Doll: "Trachten - Dirndl"
Collection: Everyday Connections
Object Category: Dolls, Traditional Clothing and Adornment
Object Type: Display Dolls, National Costumes
Country: Austria
Continent: Europe
Geographic Region: Western Europe
Materials: Plastic, Fabric/Fiber
width: 5 in;
height: 11 in;
depth: 3 in
This costume doll was manufactured in Austria. She is dressed in the traditional Austrian clothing, referred to as "Trachten." The dirndl of the Tirol region consists of a top called a "leibl" in Austria and a blouse, wide skirt and colorful apron.
The dirndl was originally worn as a working dress of female servants called "dirn" in Austrian, an abbreviation of "dirndlgewand" or maid's dress. Kaiser Franz Joseph made it fashionable to wear traditional clothing in the 1870s and the upper classes adopted the dirndl as a modern dress for summer holidays.
Source:
http://www.tyrol-guide.com/2010/08/tyrolean-costume.html