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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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