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Apron

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular textile with patterned top half and long fringes at bottom. The top half is made of woven fabric with a repeating pattern of diamonds and stripes in shades of red, brown, beige, and black. The pattern is bordered by a thin line of small white dots. The fringes at the bottom are long and thin, in shades of red, brown, and beige. The fringes are not uniform in length, with some being longer than others. The background of the image is plain white. The title of the piece is "Apron" by an unknown artist.

Artwork Details

Date
probably 19th century
Medium
wool
Dimensions
431 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
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