apron
- Museum number
- Eu1997,04.79
- Description
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A woman's apron. Rectangular in shape, and falling just below the knee. Made from two unequal sized pieces of woven wool cloth with stripes (woven as bands) sewn together along one selvedge. The lower, smaller piece has predominantly yellow/red stripes framed by thinner cream/yellow/black stripes on a black 'ground'; worked in weft faced tabby weave. Framed with a border of black cotton velvet cloth, the top piece wider than the other three. The larger piece, with its top corners folded inwards and stitched, has a narrow cream stripe framed by pink/red stripes, alternating with a wider cream/yellow stripe, on a black 'ground'. The (unoriginal) ties are made from white cotton tabby tape.
- Production date
- 1900-1925 (donor information)
- Dimensions
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Length: 68 centimetres
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Width: 53 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Text from Eth Doc 1892, no. 45: An apron, a 'shutnik' or 'utare'. Made by village women from home produced woollen thread. This is an every day garment and made in kilim [sic] technique in black and brown and other coloured thread in two differing panels, joined horizontally, and resembling saddle or shoulder bag material. The bottom panel is outlined in broad black velvet ribbon.
Religion: Macedonian Orthodox.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1997
- Acquisition notes
- Purchased by the donor in the 1960s in an old commission shop in Bitola. The owner, [Ilja] dealt in second hand household goods but also in items of costume brought in by village women.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- Eu1997,04.79