Child's tabard apron

Physical description

Child's tabard apron of unlined cotton, printed with narrow grey
stripes on a white ground throughout, the fabric of the skirt and ties
also printed with a design of bilobed leaf shapes in black, blue,
yellow and coral pink. The sleeveless, open-sided garment is bound in
powder blue cotton bias tape throughout, and has a scoop neck, waist
ties, and two grey and white striped patch pockets on the lightly
gathered front skirt panel.

Date

ca.1927 (made)

Materials and Techniques

Printed cotton

Object history note

References:

Worn by Margaret ("Peggy") Joyce (b.1922) the
bequestor's only daughter, of 2 Quested Buildings, Brett
Rd, London E8. Peggy had rheumatic fever in 1929 & died
of heart failure in the Rahere Ward, St Bartholomew's
Hospital on 02/12/1930; she is buried in Abney Park
Cemetery with her brother Alan (15/03/1921-12/09/1921).

Descriptive line

Child's tabard apron; British, c.1927

Production Note

Britain

Collection code

MoC