3013 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number)) and 3707 (previous number (Design Dept.))
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Apron shaped garment; silk; sewn, applique, couched, pattern weave; dull gold ground with soft multi colors; pieces and lined garment of dull gold pattern weave, decorated with flower motifs in soft multi colors of applique and/or couched embroidery. Basic rectangular shape has two faced strips attached at one side. Faced loop attached to center of these strips. 23 1/2 in. wide, 16 in. long, 36 in. inside strip.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
JAPAN
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Albert M. Bender
Materials:
Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Aprons (protective wear) and Embroidery (visual works)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes