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apron

Date1860-1880

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Aprons
Taffeta

Dimensions106.68 × 64.77 cm (42 × 25 1/2 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Leon Foss

Object numberCOS50.18

DescriptionBlack taffeta; pleated top, scalloped bottom, faced with cambric; trimmedw ith black machine lace. Black silk aprons were worn over black dresses as late as 1890s.

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