Apron
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Girl’s dress apron made of thin, bright yellow silk taffeta. Gathered into a waistband made from a strip of the same silk folded in half lengthwise, extended out as long ties. One tie has an applied self bow in center back which apparently concealed a large metal hook corresponding to an eye still attached to the opposite tie. The skirt is rather short with scalloped edges conforming to the shapes of leaves and berries embroidered along the edges using now-ivory colored silk floss.
G2000.114
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Accessory
Adult, Female
Historic Costume
Apron
Female
Taffeta
Yellow
1854
User Age: Child Gender: Female
American
apron
girl
child
silk taffeta
taffeta
hook and eye
scalloped
leaves
berries
embroidered
embroidery
silk floss
floss
Tupelo
Mississippi
United States of America
North America