Original: Printed Silk Apron, Early 19th Century

Found this intriguing piece in the Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum to be specific). I wish their collection had more detailed descriptions: as at a first glance I took this for an embroidered silk apron, but the medium is listed as "cotton block print on plain weave." I'm now wondering whether it was printed in its final conformation, or if we're seeing motifs cut out and appliqued into position.

Apron, Swiss, early 19th century. From Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.