After the fall of Napoleon, as a result of the agreement between the partitioners, the Congress of Vienna in 1815 approved the existence of the Free, Independent and Strictly Neutral City of Krakow and its District, also called the Republic of Krakow. The city-state, with a population of nearly 100,000, had its own constitution, a governing Senate, as well as a police force and administration, in which officials wore uniforms, in accordance with the custom of the time.
In addition to a modest display of embroidery from one of these uniforms, the drawer also contains unique items relating to the uniform worn by a member of the Parliament of the Galician States, which was to act as an advisory body to the Austrian government based in Lvov.
Poland, Krakow, between 1800-1825
Velvet, silver metal thread, cotton thread, sequins, embroidery
Poland, first half of the 19th c.
Silver, brass, casting, chiselling, engraving
Poland or Austria, between 1817-1846
Cardboard, gold metal thread, broadcloth, metal foil, sewing, embroidery
Gift of the liquidation commission of the Supreme National Committee, 1920