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Description: | Apron. Apron of oblong shape. Geometrical and floral designs (flowers embroidered in fine woollen threads of all colours in square pattern). The squares are smaller at the top and have a flower in the centre. At the bottom the squares are larger, with groups of 4 flowers in the centre. The smaller squares are divided from the larger squares by a strip of geometrical designs (small rhombi). The same strip is repeated at the lower edge. Colours employed: red, orange, green, mauve, blue, gold thread, white tinsel. (Wool carded and spun at home, thin woollen thread, silk, cotton and tinsel from the market). Width 360mm, length 730mm.
caption: Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1957.283 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | aprons | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-44815 | Go to resource |
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