Apron textile panel (for a village woman's best costume) of black velvet ground with voided velvet pattern

Title
Apron textile panel (for a village woman's best costume) of black velvet ground with voided velvet pattern
LC Subject
accessories (object genre)
Donor
Stevens, Blanche Whittier
Description
Apron textile panel (for a village woman's best costume) of black velvet ground with voided velvet pattern of peacocks alternating with floral sprays with curing vine tendrils in gold, red, green and purple native silk brocade; design is in bands across the fabric and the colors change in horizontal bands in an ombre fashion; apron has been pieced and patched and relined.
Motif
Peacocks Floral sprays
Work Type
aprons (protective wear)
Location
Kastellorizo >> Kastelorizo >> Dodecanese >> South Aegean >> Greece
Date
1801/1900
Identifier
1952.007.022
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Velvet Silk
Technique
Voided velvet Brocade
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Purchased in Greece by donor.