Maid's Uniform Apron
Dateabout 1920s-1950s
MediumMachine-stitched cotton
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length, excluding straps x width across bottom): 17 3/4 x 18in. (45.1 x 45.7cm)
Credit LineGift of Bryant Tolles, Jr.
DescriptionMaid's apron of sheer white cotton with small white polka dots, embellished with rows of applied narrow bias strips that intersect at the corners, creating a grid pattern. The apron has shoulder straps that meet in a V at the center front waistband; they would have pinned in the back. The 2 3/4-inch-wide apron strings are pleated into the 1 1/2-inch-wide waistband.
Object number1995.110.36.1
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