Vintage Romanian traditional pleated apron from Transylvania

This  hand embroidered and hand pleated apron, called "Zadie cu bocori," ( in Romanian )was hand embroidered and pleated by hand in the Cluj area of the Kalotaszegi region (known as Calata in Romanian). The embroidery is superb, hand crafted on navy blue silky fabric with black silk   hand embroidered buds with blue and green accent. The apron is folded by hand, like all the folk aprons in the area, and the buds ( bocorii or the vertical lines of embroidery )  are hand-sewn in black silk thread or woolen . The model on the waist is also hand-embroidered and superbly done.

The apron is an average size ( M-L size I guess ) with the following dimensions: around  waist 36 cm (14.7 inches), the length is 85 cm (33.46  inches). It is ample, fluid, and beautiful, and is likely from the 1970s-1980s.

This kind of apron is worn by Hungarians from Kalotaszegi region of Transylvania and by Romanian from the same region ( Cluj area , Salaj area , Arad area , Satu Mare  ) 

This apron is in very good condition, lightly used, and has no defects.Please note that it should be dry cleaned only.