Apron

NameApron

CultureGreek Ethnic Minority

Dateca. 1930

(not assigned)Yambol-Haskovo, Bulgaria, Europe

MediumWool, cotton

Dimensions29 5/16 × 13 9/16 in. (74.5 × 34.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Bernard and Susan Ziobro, A.2015.20.57

Object numberA.2015.20.57

ProvenanceDonor grew up in Pittsburgh, PA as part of a local Yugoslav immigrant community. See long history of the collection in object file.

DescriptionOn a dark brown (hand?) woven wool rectangle, rhomboid figures centered with cross shapes, move diagonally across the apron. The colors---brown, pink, bright blue, hot pink, dark pink, and dark red are set off by rows of gray. The bottom 8cm of embroidery show different style crosses in rhomboid shapes. Finishing the hem is a row of pink fringe under which the weft ends of the brown wool "canvas" are braided and end in a fringe of hot pink, bright blue, and brown. Double strand twists of hot pink serve as ties.