DepartmentTextiles-Europe
Embroidered front apron
NameApron
CultureBalkan
Place madeShkodra (Skutari), Albania, Eastern Europe, Europe
MediumCotton, sliver/gold metallic thread, wool
Dimensions19 5/16 × 6 5/16 in. (49 × 16 cm)
Length: middle of front waist to end of fringe/w
Length: middle of front waist to end of fringe/w
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ronald Wixman and Stephen Glaser, A.2015.13.4
Object numberA.2015.13.4
DescriptionWorn on special occasions, the gold and silver metallic threads are couched to form circular/dot patterns. The embroidered area is completely trimmed with yellow cotton commercial tape with heart pattern. The red fringe averaging 21 cm is of twisted thread. A woven cotton tape in tan, red, blue, yellow and gray forms the waist and belt.
ca. 1875
ca. 1875
c. 1920
19th century