Arpon
Apron
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Tapestry woven in coloured wool and white cotton on undyed woollen warps. The horizontal pattern is woven in white, red, blue, green, yellow and lilac-purple with geometrically ornamented stripes, alternating with groups of plain stripes of varying width. At the bottom is a fringe of red, green and blue twisted cords. There are two tying-strings of dark blue felt at the top.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Arpon |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Apron, wool and cotton, tapestry woven, Croatia, 1800s. |
| Physical description | Tapestry woven in coloured wool and white cotton on undyed woollen warps. The horizontal pattern is woven in white, red, blue, green, yellow and lilac-purple with geometrically ornamented stripes, alternating with groups of plain stripes of varying width. At the bottom is a fringe of red, green and blue twisted cords. There are two tying-strings of dark blue felt at the top. |
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| Credit line | Gift of Miss Baxter on behalf of her late sister Miss Kate Baxter. |
| Object history | From Dalmatia. A note in the register says: 'See "The Studio", special number, Autumn 1911, called "Peasant Art in Austria and Hungary", pg.20, fig.491.' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.250-1912 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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