(Exhibition text in English, referring to a QR code in the exhibition)
Traditional jackets, known as tröjor, were made of wool or leather. Older versions had side seams at the back, while later ones featured a centre seam. In southern and eastern Scania, tröjor were shorter and more old-fashioned than those in the west and north.
A spedetröja was sometimes worn under the bodice. The name comes from the Scanian word speda, meaning thin needle, referring to the fine needles used in their making. Knitting came via Denmark, and spedetröjor were used in northwestern Scania as early as the first half of the eighteenth century. Their origins lie in the patterned silk sweaters of 16th–17th century fashion.
Coats, as we know them today, became common only in the 19th century, influenced by contemporary trends.
