This lot includes six aprons from the Tasha Tudor Collection of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Tasha Tudor (née Starling Burgess, 1915-2008) was a writer and illustrator of children’s books, including Mother Goose and Corgiville Fair. The idyllic, 19th century world she painted in her books was the lifestyle she pursued: for much of her adult life Tudor lived on New England farms, weaving, tending to animals, baking bread, and collecting, mending, and wearing centuries-old clothing. 

For detailed biography, see Jeanette Chandler Knazek, “Tasha Tudor,” Tashatudorandfamily.com. 

THE FIRST
White cotton woven plaid apron with floral motif, waist ties, and trimmed in cotton eyelet lace. 1900.
Unlabeled
Accession No.: 1996-640

Approximate Measurements:
Waist: 85.25"
Width: 30"
Length (side waist band to hem): 29"

THE SECOND
White cotton apron with waist ties and trimmed with white cotton crocheted lace on ties and hemline. 1900.
Unlabeled
Accession No.: 1996-641

Approximate Measurements:
Waist: 91"
Width: 36.5"
Length (side waist band to hem): 32.5"

THE THIRD
Red silk selvage-cut apron gathered into red braid with loop and button closure. 1840-1870.
Unlabeled
Style/Serial No.: 1996-642

Approximate Measurements:
Waist: 25.5"
Width: 34.5"
Length (side waist band to hem): 29.25"

THE FOURTH
White cotton lawn and grid scalloped edge apron with floral embroidery, small pocket, and pink ribbon. 1910.
Unlabeled
Accession No.: 1996-655

Approximate Measurements:
Width: 17"
Length (side waist band to hem): 18.25"

THE FIFTH
Green silk selvage-cut apron gathered into green and white braid with loop and button closure. 1840-1870.
Unlabeled
Accession No.: 1996-643

Approximate Measurements:
Waist: 29"
Width: 54.5"
Length (side waist band to hem): 30.5"

THE SIXTH
Brown printed apron with red, white, and black geometric shapes, and waist ties. 1850s.
Unlabeled
Accession No.: 1996-639

Approximate Measurements:
Waist: 102"
Width: 47.5"
Length (side waist band to hem): 33.75"