Haderslev County
Haderslev County (Amt) Map, 1660-1920
Image Credit: Folkedragt.dk
*Some pre-1920 maps show the northern half of Rømø Island as part of Haderslev County.
**Following Germany's defeat in WW2, a plebiscite (vote) was held in 1920, which resulted in Haderslev County ceding its western parishes to Tønder County.
General Remarks on the Costumes of Sønderjylland (Haderslev, Tonder and Aabenraa Counties)
Several things are particularly notable about these costumes:
a. Bodices were not commonly worn, and when they were, it was pre-1780.
b. Striped silk was commonly used (e.g., blouses, aprons, skirts and vests).
c. Tønder lace was common. Thus this region featured some of the finest headgear in all of Denmark.
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What remains of Sønderjylland costumes tends to be kept in German museums (i.e., Gottorp Castle and Flensburg Museum), as they were moved there immediately prior to the 1920 plebiscite vote which returned Sønderjylland to Denmark.
Haderslev County Costume 1830-1840
from "Folkedragter i Danmark" by Ellen Andersen, 1952
Important elements of the Haderslev County costume above are as follows:
a. Headgear: Southern Jylland is the home of Tønder lace. Thus, headdresses from Sønderjylland generally have finer lace than any other region in Denmark. The headgear shown above is called a "dullemøse," meaning nightcap (natkappe). Such headgear was worn by ladies of the bourgeoisie in the 1830s. The one in the photograph above is made of embroidered tulle with Tønder lace on the edge.
b. Dress: red, patterned empress silk in a late Empire cut
c. Apron: brown-red, patterned half-silk.
d. Scarf: dark purple silk with light edging on two sides, dark edging on the other two.
