upper apron

Woman's upper apron, schwarzgestichtschurz. White cambric apron, floral designs, embroidered on 3 sides with black cotton thread and bunches of flowers, with 2 birds apiece, in the corners. The inscription “Im Jahr – Susanna Schuster 1886” is also embroidered. The name of Susanna Schuster is separated by an embroidered wreath with a bird in the middle. Flower pots are embroidered between the words “Im Jahr” and “Susanna” and between the words “Schuster” and “1886”. Edged with a band of white lace measuring 60mm, embroidered with white cotton floral designs. (White cambric, black cotton thread, white cotton). Length 1000mm, width 1840mm.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1957.254xviii
Date
1886
PLACE
COLLECTION
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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