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Apron

Object Name:
Apron
Object ID:
2008.060
Place of Origin:
Manchester, NH
Date:
1913-1923
Description:
Apron, crocheted by Frank Lawson Parshley (1883-1963), Manchester, NH. White cotton. Open chain design. Pleated. Wide red band and two narrow green bands across front. Waist tie. Framed, with framed photograph of Frank Parshley.
Material:
Cotton
Dimensions:
H-22 W-27 inches
Provenance:
Crocheted by Frank Lawson Parshley (1883-1963), a tailor in Manchester, NH, for his niece, Etta Evaline Parshley (1903-1982). Etta had been sent to live with her uncle Frank after her mother died in 1913. Paula Woodward is the daughter of Marilyn Woodward and the granddaughter of Etta Parshley.
Credit Line:
Gift of Marilyn Woodward and Paula Woodward
Subjects:
Aprons, Crocheting, Tailors
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