@article{a23942a0-73e6-484d-aac7-fc4fc9ec0a5f,
author = {Ewa  Danowska},
title = {A bridal trousseau during old-Polish times based on the trousseau of Ludwina Chwalibożanka in 1771},
journal = {Krakowski Rocznik Archiwalny},
volume = {2015},
number = {XXI},
year = {2022},
issn = {1233-2135},
pages = {117-131},keywords = {old-Polish law and customs; Ludwina Chronowska née Chwalibożanka; bridal trousseau; register},
abstract = {When a daughter married, her parents were supposed to provide her with not only a dowry, but also with a bridal trousseau. This consisted of personal items and household goods. Sometimes the value of the trousseau equalled the dowry. In noble homes, it was collected almost from the daughter’s childhood, and when the wedding was expected, this activity intensified. Frequently, the trousseau was accompanied by a designated trusted servant, who moved to the home of the young bride. All matters connected with the necessity of giving a daughter a trousseau were regulated by law.In old-Polish law, care was taken about the material security of wives, which consisted of the necessity to secure her dowry by the husband, often with a value exceeding the dowry. A register of the trousseau was made, with details of the clothes, jewels and equipment designated for the lady getting married. Such a document was usually signed by the parents and the son-in-law, and was also entered into clerical records.The trousseau published here belonged to Ludwina Chwalibożanka, daughter of the Krakow court worker Józef. On the day of Ludwina’s wedding, he had already passed away, and the trousseau was given by her step-father Aleksander Dąmbski and mother Elżbieta. In 1771, Chwalibożanka married Ludwik Chronowski, son of Michał and treasurer of Wiślicka.},
doi = {10.4467/12332135KRA.15.006.15907},
url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/krakowski-rocznik-archiwalny/article/o-slubnej-wyprawie-w-czasach-staropolskich-na-podstawie-wyprawy-ludwiny-chwalibozanki-z-1771-r}
}