Apron
Date1720-1740
OriginEngland
MediumCream ribbed silk embroidered with silk satin stitches worked over paper.
Dimensions20 1/2" X 40"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Cora Ginsburg
Object number1991-503
DescriptionWoman's short scalloped apron of silk needlework on off-white ribbed silk ground. Design consists of scrolling cornucopia in each lower corner from which flowers grow over the surface of the apron, with two vertical pockets edged in needlework. Embroidered primarily with satin stitches worked over heavy paper, using blues and lavenders with some cream, green and yellow. Unmade; waistband missing.
1700-1750
1730-1750
1730-1740
1770-1800
1720-1740
1710-1740
1720-1750
ca. 1740
1770-1780
1730-1740
ca. 1750, altered late 19th century
1749 (dated)