Apron Item Number: 1044/6 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
The first piece (part a) is a woman's apron made from a square of multi-coloured textile with yellow stripes and a red jacquard over-design of flowers and leaves on a dark purple background. Gathered onto a waistband made of multi-coloured braid that has a main design consisting of a flower pattern starting with red at the centre, then yellow, and green bordered by a red paired diagonal line and four dot patterned border at either side on a black background. Waistband is unfinished on the ends. Narrow hems at edges. The second piece (part b) is an apron tie made from a length of machine-embroidered rayon ribbon and having a main design consisting of red, blue, purple, and green flowers on an off-white background. Apron tie is unfinished on the ends.
Narrative
The apron and tie would have been fastened with safety pins, as the women said it was easier to alter for pregnancy. The donor says that in 1958, when she spent a holiday in the village, this type of costume would have been worn regularly on Sundays. See photographs in UBC museum archives.
Item History
- Made in La Sage, Switzerland
- Collected during 1957
- Owned by Olga Volkoff before March 19, 1985
- Received from Olga Volkoff (Donor) on March 19, 1985
What
- Name
- Apron
- Identification Number
- 1044/6 a-b
- Type of Item
- apron
- Material
- rayon fibre, cotton fibre ? and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- sewn
- Part A
- height 84.0 cm, width 80.0 cm, depth 0.2 cm
- Part B
- height 4.0 cm, width 46.0 cm, depth 0.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Swiss
- Previous Owner
- Olga Volkoff
- Received from
- Olga Volkoff (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- La Sage, Switzerland
When
- Collection Date
- during 1957
- Ownership Date
- before March 19, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on March 19, 1985
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1044/0006 a-b