Name/Title

Apron

Entry/Object ID

G88.098

Description

"Lightweight black silk taffeta apron, unlined; entirely hand-stitched; narrow hems, narrow straight waistband, long black silk cords with tassels attached to short extensions of waistband; pockets with pointed flaps; double row of narrow braid border in violet and lavender on 3 sides.Half-mourning?"

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1860

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

apron, black silk, violet braid, silk taffeta, unlined, handstitched, silk cords, mourning

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Mourning