Apron
1720-1740 (made)
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Woman’s apron of ivory silk taffeta embroidered with coloured silk twist and couched with silver-gilt filé and strip over card. It is worked in satin stitch and French knots in a design of leafy stems bearing hyacinth, auricula, full- bloom tulips, roses, pansies and peonies. The apron has scalloped edges, worked in a narrow border of flowers and leaves. It is gathered in tight cartridge pleats at the waist and sewn to a ⅞-inch (2.2 cm) wide ivory silk grosgrain ribbon which forms the ties.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, silver, gold; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Woman's apron of ivory silk taffeta, 1720-40, British; embroidered with coloured silks, silver-gilt thread |
| Physical description | Woman’s apron of ivory silk taffeta embroidered with coloured silk twist and couched with silver-gilt filé and strip over card. It is worked in satin stitch and French knots in a design of leafy stems bearing hyacinth, auricula, full- bloom tulips, roses, pansies and peonies. The apron has scalloped edges, worked in a narrow border of flowers and leaves. It is gathered in tight cartridge pleats at the waist and sewn to a ⅞-inch (2.2 cm) wide ivory silk grosgrain ribbon which forms the ties. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Antony Acton |
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| Accession number | T.16-1970 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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