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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