Digital Repository (All)
Physical Description
Decoration
- - All -
- (-) zoomorphic decoration
- anthropomorphic decoration
- emblems
- geometric decoration
- linear decoration
- marine motifs
- mythological motifs
- religious motifs
- religious motifs (?)
- stylized decoration
- stylized flower decoration
- stylized vegetal decoration
- stylized vegetal decoration (?)
- vegetal decoration
Production
Material
- (-) - All -
- band
- beads
- braid
- brailed gold fillet
- button
- cabot
- calico
- cardboard
- chevron
- cord
- cotton
- cotton brocade
- cotton cordon
- cotton ribbon
- cotton tape (tied around waist)
- cotton thread
- enamel
- felt
- fine cordon
- fullen wool fabric
- glass stone
- gold chevron
- gold cord
- gold cordon
- golden spangles
- gold fringe
- gold lattice
- gold stars
- gold thread
- gold tir-tir (gold lustring)
- gold yarn
- ivory
- keel
- linen-and-cotton fabric
- metal
- metal amalgam
- metal gilded sheet
- metal gilding
- moulinedes (cotton threads)
- ntra
- pearl
- pearl
- plastic
- plastic beads
- plastic button
- plastic spangles
- plush
- rich brocaded fabric
- sackcloth
- satin
- satin
- satin cotton
- silk
- silk-and-cotton fabric
- silk brocaded fabric
- silk cord
- silk cordon
- silk ribbon
- silk thread
- silver cordon
- silver thread
- silver tir-tir (silver lustring)
- spangles
- stones
- synthetic
- taffeta
- thin gold cord
- tichreli
- tir-tir (lustring)
- velvet
- wool-and-cotton thread
- wool cord
- wool cordon
- wool ribbon
- wool thread
- wool yarn
Techniques
- - All -
- (-) applique
- (-) lace sold by the metre
- (-) wiry
- chyti (with embroideries in open or drawn threadwork)
- counted threadwork
- crocheted lace
- dye
- embellished
- embroidered band
- embroidery
- applique
- byzantine
- chain
- crimped stitch
- daring or bouble running
- double-darning stitch
- double-darning straw stitch
- flat stitch
- gobelin
- hem stitching
- kassinaki (chain stitch)
- light stitch
- Rethymnon stitch
- riza (stem stitch)
- rococo
- stitch
- stitch that form a zic-zag
- straight
- terzidiko (gold tailored)
- xombliasti
- embroidery of the loom
- enamel
- engraved
- gilding
- glazed
- gold-plating
- gold-plating
- gold embroidery
- gold embroidery of the frame
- golden lace
- hammered
- handwoven fabric
- industrially woven textile
- knitted
- knitted with beads
- lace
- lace with little needle
- lacy band
- machine-made embroidery
- niello
- plisse
- printed
- traced design embroidery
- white open-work embroidery
- woodcut and brush
Use
Population / Cultural / Ethnic Group
User
Period of use
No Value
Occasion
Donation Policy
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