Apron
1730-1760 (made)
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Woman’s apron of muslin embroidered with cotton thread in satin stitch and needle-weaving with areas of drawn-thread work. It has scalloped edges with a border pattern of a wavy leafy stem bearing roses and other flowers. The apron is made of two lenghts of muslin whipped together at centre front. It is shaped at the waist, shorter at centre front than at the sides and gathered into a ⅜-inch (8 mm) wide linen tape which extends into ties for fastening. The tie on the left side is missing.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton; hand-woven, hand-embroidered |
| Brief description | Woman's whitework apron, 1740-60, English; whitework, muslin embroidered with cotton thread, drawn-thread work |
| Physical description | Woman’s apron of muslin embroidered with cotton thread in satin stitch and needle-weaving with areas of drawn-thread work. It has scalloped edges with a border pattern of a wavy leafy stem bearing roses and other flowers. The apron is made of two lenghts of muslin whipped together at centre front. It is shaped at the waist, shorter at centre front than at the sides and gathered into a ⅜-inch (8 mm) wide linen tape which extends into ties for fastening. The tie on the left side is missing. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Roderick McIver Paton |
| Object history | Registered File number 84418/1903. |
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| Accession number | 323-1903 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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