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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

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