Hostess apron
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Silk velvet, silk taffeta, glass button.
Measurements
440 x 600 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603408
Summary
A woman's hostess apron, made from dark brown silk velvet. The apron is unlined and edged on the reverse side with black silk taffeta, with a single round black glass button on the waist bearing the Maltese Cross motif. This is an unfinished apron, before decorative embroidery was applied to it.