Ecomusée d'Alsace
Situated 18km from the city of Mulhouse in eastern France.
Once upon a time, when going out for the day was possible, you could visit the Ecomusée in Alsace in France. A very good place for going back in time to see coifs and houses and shops in a beautiful setting. Here are a few photos of my favourite things that I saw one day in August.
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A coif. A female head covering that conveyed by its style, construction and materials the wearers social standing and their religion. There were different styles for confirmation, marriage and mourning.
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| Permanent wave machines and an example of the finished product |
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| Devices to make curls, to straighten your hair and to set it in waves. |
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| A country clothes shop |
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| Note the large roll of brown paper on the counter. Used to wrap customers purchases. |
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| A reproduction of a female outfit |
Displayed in the type of bedroom the wearer would have known
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Many different styles of dwelling are represented in the buildings that are reconstructed in the museum.
Most are furnished in era appropriate ways. There are shops and artisan works too. |
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A middle class interior from early 1900s
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| A treasured Art Deco (style moderne in French) light shade |
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| Cobbles and a donkey |
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A venerable door. Wallpapered at some stage to bring it up to date!
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A lot of chimneys have huge storks nests. When I first saw a stork I thought it was a model.
Until it moved... |
