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Apron

Apron
19th century (made)
Place of origin

Apron of canvas with a striped border along the bottom, edged with lace.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleApron
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Apron, woven canvas, Hungary, around 1800-1883.
Physical description
Apron of canvas with a striped border along the bottom, edged with lace.
Dimensions
  • Maximum length length: 632mm
  • Maximum width width: 580mm
Dimensions taken from historic register, and have not been checked.
Object history
From a collection of 120 items of folk dress and textiles presented to the South Kensington Museum in 1883, most of which are still in the V&A’s collection today (see 862-1883 to 940-1883). The collection was given by the ‘Royal Hungarian Minister of Public Instruction’ who at that time was Ágoston Trefort (1817-1888), a pioneer of Hungarian educational reform. Trefort was a played a key role in the establishment of the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest (1896) that in turn, was central to the movement of Hungarian artists and designers that used folk art to develop a Hungarian national style.
Collection
Accession number
905-1883

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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