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1730-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woman’s apron of ivory silk taffeta embroidered with coloured silk twist in stem, satin, long and short stitches and couched with silver and silver-gilt filé. It is worked in large motifs of flowers and leaves with a scalloped border of scroll ornament. The waistband has been removed and replaced with a casing.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk, silver, gold; hand-woven, hand-embroidered
Brief description
Womaan's apron of ivory silk taffeta, 1730-50, British; embroidered with coloured silks and metal threads
Physical description
Woman’s apron of ivory silk taffeta embroidered with coloured silk twist in stem, satin, long and short stitches and couched with silver and silver-gilt filé. It is worked in large motifs of flowers and leaves with a scalloped border of scroll ornament. The waistband has been removed and replaced with a casing.
Dimensions
  • Length: 50.5cm (approx)
  • Width: 100.2cm (approx)
Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 90841/1902, 24525/1902, 26683/1902.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
913-1902

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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