Karten von Schwälmer Künstlern

Here are some cards of artist of the "Schwalm", a region along the river Schwalm in the North of Hesse. The clothes were typical for this region and are said to have inspired the Brothers Grimm with the fairy tale of "Little red riding hood". The unmarried girls wore a red "Baetzel" (hood) over their to a knot ("Schnatz) combed hair.