Apron
1630-1660 (made)
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Woman’s apron pieced together from other worked linens. It has two panels, 30 inches (76 cm) wide, joined by a 1-inch (2.5 cm) wide insertion of needle lace. Around these is a 5-inch (12.5 cm) pieced border of double-sided embroidery with red silk in a mirror-imaged pattern of vases. Around this is 3¾-inch (9.5 cm) pieced border of plain linen. At the hem is a 3¼-inch (8.3 cm) border of needle lace. A red and white silk fringe edges the sides and two lengths of the fringe cover the waistband.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, silk; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn, needle lace |
| Brief description | Woman's linen apron, 1630-60, Italian; embroidered with red silk, red & white silk fringe |
| Physical description | Woman’s apron pieced together from other worked linens. It has two panels, 30 inches (76 cm) wide, joined by a 1-inch (2.5 cm) wide insertion of needle lace. Around these is a 5-inch (12.5 cm) pieced border of double-sided embroidery with red silk in a mirror-imaged pattern of vases. Around this is 3¾-inch (9.5 cm) pieced border of plain linen. At the hem is a 3¼-inch (8.3 cm) border of needle lace. A red and white silk fringe edges the sides and two lengths of the fringe cover the waistband. |
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| Accession number | 645-1896 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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