Apron

2003-38-64

From: China | Indochina

Curatorial Section: Asian

View All (5) Object Images

Object Number 2003-38-64
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience China | Indochina
Section Asian
Materials Cotton | Metal | Silk
Technique Woven | Sewn | Embroidered | Dyed
Description

A square apron woven of cotton dyed indigo blue, consisting of two panels sewn together with yellow, blue and red silk thread and attached to a waistband of red and blue strips with multi-colored cords bordering each strip; two rows of silk embroidery in geometric designs (white, purple, blue, tan and pink) ending with a multi-colored cord and strips of cotton decorate the bottom hem. Five blue cords are attached to the waistband at each side.

Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1900.1.1220 - Other Number | 111 - Other Number

Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.