apron
- Museum number
- Eu1971,01.73
- Description
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A woman's rectangular-shaped apron, of a type known as a 'messal' (donor information). It is made of green twill cloth, woven on a black cotton warp. It is predominantly green with three wide bands, comprising a fine band of multicoloured yarn bordered by brown (or black) and white bands. Groups of warp ends are knotted to form a fringe, the hem of the apron. The opposite warp edge is turned over and hemmed and attached to it is a single, long plaited braid (Egyptian plaiting), made from red and black woollen yarns, which also forms the two apron ties.
- Production date
- 1900-1925
- Dimensions
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Length: 68 centimetres
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Width: 55 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Text from Eth Doc 1836 (entry 73): Apron. It is made of a woollen fabric with a green margin and groups of coloured lines along the weft, especially thick and bright in the lower part. The apron of this type is called a 'messal'. It is worn at the front together with the ordinary apron which is tied at the back during work at home or in the field.
Beginning of the C20th.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1971
- Acquisition notes
- Part of a collection of 347 items given by the Bulgarian Committee for Cultural Relations in 1971, together with a full list describing each item, its manufacture and usage, with general account of Bulgarian costume in the different regions (Eth Doc 1836, pp. 21-25); specific information is given under 'Curator's Comment'.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- Eu1971,01.73