Apron
1970s (made)
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| Place of origin |
Apron for a Hakka woman of bright blue plain weave cotton with coloured bands across the top. The apron consists of one width of fabric. The top of the chest is decorated with a row of yellow ric-rac braid and above this is a strip of folded white cotton to form a piping band. There is a row of pale blue stitching following the outline of the garment. There are matching blue cotton loops at the top two corners as well as one at each side. There are two white cotton tapes attached. The style is known as a summer apron.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Blue plain weave cotton with ric-rac braid and cotton piping |
| Brief description | Apron for a woman or child, blue cotton with yellow ric-rac braid, white cotton piping and white tapes, Hong Kong, 1970s |
| Physical description | Apron for a Hakka woman of bright blue plain weave cotton with coloured bands across the top. The apron consists of one width of fabric. The top of the chest is decorated with a row of yellow ric-rac braid and above this is a strip of folded white cotton to form a piping band. There is a row of pale blue stitching following the outline of the garment. There are matching blue cotton loops at the top two corners as well as one at each side. There are two white cotton tapes attached. The style is known as a summer apron. |
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| Credit line | Supported by the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | Mrs Garrett's card reads:: Purchased 3.50 HKD, Taipo market. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.101-1995 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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