Apron
Elaborate aprons in silks and metallic fabrics of the seventeenth century continued to be worn as luxurious accessories in the succeeding century. These aprons served no practical purpose; rather, they added variety to a fashionable woman’s wardrobe by altering the lines and colors of her costume.
Artwork Details
- Title:Apron
- Date:late 17th century
- Culture:European
- Medium:silk, metal
- Credit Line:Purchase, Gifts from Various Donors, 1980
- Object Number:1980.408.3
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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Textile by Anna Maria Garthwaite (British, 1690–1763)
1747
1615–20
1774–92
early 1620s
ca. 1750
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