Greetings 1876

The painting is from 1876 from Koivisto, Karelia. It shows people chatting in front of an oven while cooking. The woman’s and man’s festive costumes have been painted onto them. The woman seems to be wearing a kostuli with a veil over her head bordered with a narrow red strip of fabric. The man’s coat and hat are on the bench next to him. Oil painting, 46.2 x 56.7 cm.