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DepartmentTextiles-Europe

Prestilka

NameApron
Artist Artist unrecorded
Dateca. 1925
(not assigned)Kyustendi, Bulgaria, Europe
MediumCotton, wool, metallic thread
Dimensions26 15/16 × 17 in. (68.5 × 43.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Bernard and Susan Ziobro, A.2016.1.17
Object numberA.2016.1.17
DescriptionFestive apron made of woven-warp orange cotton. It has evenly-spaced red (cotton) stripes. Three interwoven bands of black, blue, and gold metallic decorate the apron's lower half. The middle band has embroidered, stylized flowers in white, red, and pink-green leaves. It is hemmed with black thread and has black wool ties.
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