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Apron
Object/Artifact
Cotton dimity apron of vertical stipes, each filled with grid-work pattern. Wasitband is made same fabric, with buttonhole one tab of waistband. Does not tie in back. Apron is machined to wasitband, but gathered by hand simply. Not stoked. Hem is about 2" deep. Apron extends to just below the knee on adult.
2023.08.018
Genesee Country Village and Museum
1870 - 1900
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
Apron
cotton
dimity
Machined
housework
Herendeen