Rare, unusual and interesting antique costumes and textiles; for museums and collectors looking for that extra special piece, for new and established collectors and for those with a modest budget who want to adorn their person or home.

SOLD

Apron for Western Market
1850s

An uncut apron embroidered in China for the Western market.


Cataloguing

Embroidered in silvery white twisted silks with two large flower sprays to the bottom of the apron, below two pairs of vertical narrow flower and leaf meanders (pocket slits) a border of meandering flowers and leaves to three sides, the right hand side with an extra flower strip (to be cut for the waistband, all on a black satin ground. 



30 x 29 1/2 in;  76  x 75 cm


Condition

Excellent.