Grön rask förkläde (green waxed wool apron)

NameApron

CultureSwedish

DateLate 1970s

Place madeDelarna, Sweden, Europe

Mediumwool, cotton

Dimensions29 1/8 × 78 3/8 × 1 3/16 in. (74 × 199 × 3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.32.6

Object numberFA.2017.32.6

DescriptionMade by Lilly Maria Rönnegård (1898–1979)
This solid green, shiny waxed wool pleated apron has a red, white. blue, and black woven tape that acts as waistband and ties. At each tie end is a single pom-pom in red, black, yellow, and white. The inside hem is finished with a red, blue, and green cotton paisley.