Digital Repository (All)
Physical Description
Production
Production date range
Material
- - All -
- (-) wool yarn
- band
- beads
- brailed gold fillet
- button
- cabot
- calico
- cord
- cotton
- cotton brocade
- cotton cord
- cotton cordon
- cotton fillet
- cotton gauze
- cotton ribbon
- cotton thread
- felt
- fine calico
- gold chevron
- gold cord
- gold cordon
- gold lattice
- gold thread
- gold yarn
- keel
- knitted button
- leather
- linen-and-cotton fabric
- linen-and-silk fabric
- metal
- metal cord
- metal gilded sheet
- metallic elements
- plastic button
- porcelain
- primer
- ribbon
- ribbon of heavy silk fabric
- rich brocaded fabric
- saddle blanket
- sailcloth
- satin
- satin
- satin cotton
- satin ribbon
- silk
- silk-and-cotton fabric
- silk braid
- silk brocaded fabric
- silk cord
- silk cordon
- silk ribbon
- silk thread
- silver thread
- soie floche - slightly twisted silk thread
- spangles
- stones
- synthetic
- synthetic ribbon
- taffeta
- tir-tir (lustring)
- velvet
- wool-and-cotton fabric
- wool cord
- wool cordon
- wool thread
Techniques
- - All -
- (-) plisse
- added paint
- applique
- applique embroidery
- chyti (with embroideries in open or drawn threadwork)
- counted threadwork
- crocheted lace
- dye
- embellished
- embroidered band
- embroidery
- (-) rococo
- byzantine
- chain
- daring or bouble running
- double-darning stitch
- festoni (scallop)
- flat stitch
- gobelin
- herring bone stitch
- kassinaki (chain stitch)
- knot-stitch
- light stitch
- ountitsa
- psaragkathi (herring bone stitch)
- Rethymnon stitch
- riza (stem stitch)
- stitch
- straight
- terzidiko (gold tailored)
- xombliasti
- embroidery of the loom
- engraved
- gilding
- glazed
- gold-plating
- gold embroidery
- handwoven fabric
- industrially woven textile
- knitted
- knitted with bodkin
- lace
- lace sold by the metre
- lace with little needle
- lacy band
- machine-made embroidery
- machine knitted
- matelasse
- priming coat
- printed
- rafti
- silver embroidered
- silvering
- traced design embroidery
- wiry
Use
Population / Cultural / Ethnic Group
User
Status
Period of use
Occasion
Donation Policy
Support the CMLE
The enrichment of the CMLE’s collections, with the aim of safekeeping, preserving, utilising and promoting them, has been a constant goal throughout all these years.
If you wish to donate objects to the CMLE, please download and complete the special item donation form.