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Apron

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Long apron of blue and white checked linen homespun, made with little shaping apart from slight flare from top to hem. Wide, rounded neckline holding a linen cord drawstring that ties inside center front. Opens all the way down the back, with linen tape drawstrings at neckline and waist. Piecing in the upper back and at the front of the straps. One large tuck around hem. Hand sewn.

G98.046

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Accessory

Adult, Female

Historic Costume

Apron

Female

Homespun

Linen

Blue

White

1800 - 1830

19th Century

Early 19th Century

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