Apron of hand-woven and hand-spun blue plaid wool with dark orange waistband and trimmed in Chinese knots with fringe
- Title
- Apron of hand-woven and hand-spun blue plaid wool with dark orange waistband and trimmed in Chinese knots with fringe
- LC Subject
- accessories (object genre)
- Donor
- Stevens, Blanche Whittier
- Description
- Apron of hand-woven and hand-spun blue plaid wool with dark orange waistband and trimmed in Chinese knots with fringe; panel flap at front of black fabric with top panel of white cotton with colorful cross stitch framed between 2 small cone shaped panels with satin stitch embroidered butterfly and flowers; red embroidered band hangs from each cone at sides; apron is open at back and ties at waistband with ties of woven plaid wool; back opening is trimmed with black fabric with multi-colored embroidery of foliage and fruit in chain stitch; below-knee length.
- Motif
- Floral; Animals; Figures; Characters
- Work Type
- aprons (protective wear)
- Location
- People's Republic of China
- Date
- 1901/2000
- Identifier
- 1955.005.001
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Wool; Silk; Cotton
- Technique
- Cross stitch; Satin stitch; Chain stitch; Apron wrap closure
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Worn by common women in rural areas (from record).
