Accession No
2006.630
Description
Woman's apron. The fabric is blue with a white dot pattern, and is tightly pleated. A strip of red fabric with a floral pattern is sewn to the top to form part of the strings.
Place
Europe; Eastern Europe; Slovakia; Central Slovak Region; Pohorelá
Period
Source
Makovicky, Nicolette [field collector]; Crowther-Beynon Grant [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2006.630
Cultural Affliation
Slovak
Material
Cotton; Cloth
Local Term
‰ata
Measurements
360mm x 20mm x 700mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Probably collected between May and August 2004.
Event Date 5/2004
Author: Esther Laver
Context (Production / use)
Made in about 1955; according to Dr. Dr Drugová probably pre-WWII. Závadka nad Hronom and Pohorelá: The villages of the Horehronie Region are known for an exceptional degree of variation in local dress, richness of embroidery and fine leatherwork.
Event Date 14/6/2006
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Woman’s apron for special occasions. Blue dye-resist cotton cloth, hand embroidered in pink, yellow, red and green.
Event Date 14/6/2006
Author: maa
Conservation (Repack)
CON.2015.1370 | Repack
Event Date 7/5/2015
Author: cao37
Description (Physical description)
Woven blue fabric pleated panel narrow apron, fabric treated to make it shiny, white dotted pattern, attached to red floral cotton with smocking worked in bright pink, red, and yellow threads, hem decorated with yellow and red braid.
Event Date 7/12/2016
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Woman's apron. The fabric is blue with a white dot pattern, and is tightly pleated. A strip of red fabric with a floral pattern is sewn to the top to form part of the strings.
Event Date 19/5/2023
Author: Esther Laver
FM:265712
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