Apron
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Silk satin, cotton braid, Yak lace, cotton sateen, elastic cord, bone button.
Measurements
560 x 580 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604677
Summary
A woman's apron, made from black silk satin. The apron is edged with a combination of black cotton braid in a looped design and a deep border of black Yak lace in a floral motif, otherwise undecorated. The apron is fully lined in black cotton sateen and fastens with a slim elastic cord (elastic now perished) and a brown bone button, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs Blair via Miss E. Clann (1985).