Apron

NameApron

Dateca. 1920

Place madeRazlog, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, Europe

MediumWool, acrylic, metal sequins, metal thread, plastic beads.

Dimensions37 × 19 5/16 in. (94 × 49 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Bernard Ziobro, A.2012.84.11

Object numberA.2012.84.11

DescriptionA wool plaid of green, deep coral, yellow, burgundy, hot pink, and cobalt blue forms the apron whose upper skirt is edged with two rows of closed button-hole squares; into one row is sewn a deep yellow running stitch. The far edge has gold, green, blue and pink beaded scallops in center of which clear beads form circles. Fringes in white, black and silver, yellow-green, green, hot pink, black and cobalt decorate the lower skirt sides. The same colors form single crochet and scalloped hem. Edge decorated with white beads. Above the same colors form sewn blocks decorated with silver metal sequins above is a ric-rac patterned ending in three petaled hot pink lazy-daisy stitched flowers. Between all ric-rac V's are tiny sewn flowers with white bead centers. The 50 cm strand acrylic braid in predominant fringe colors form a 10 cm coil, splitting at rosette into 8 coils decorated with sequins and ending in fringe.