Digital Repository (All)
Physical Description
Decoration
- - All -
- (-) zoomorphic decoration
- anthropomorphic decoration (;)
- anthropomorphic decoration
- geometric decoration
- linear decoration
- marine motifs
- mythological motifs
- religious motifs
- religious motifs (?)
- stylized decoration
- stylized vegetal decoration
- stylized vegetal decoration (?)
- vegetal decoration
Production
Material
- (-) - All -
- beads
- braid
- brailed gold fillet
- button
- cabot
- calico
- cotton
- cotton cord
- cotton cordon
- cotton ribbon
- cotton thread
- fullen wool fabric
- gauze
- gold thread
- hooks and eyes
- ivory
- linen
- linen-and-cotton fabric
- metal
- metal gilded sheet
- mixture of linen and silk yarns
- moulinedes (cotton threads)
- ribbon
- rich brocaded fabric
- satin
- silk
- silk-and-cotton fabric
- silk thread
- silver thread
- soie floche - slightly twisted silk thread
- spangles
- synthetic
- synthetic thread
- wool-and-cotton thread
- wool cord
- wool cordon
- wool thread
- wool yarn
Techniques
- - All -
- (-) counted threadwork
- applique
- chyti (with embroideries in open or drawn threadwork)
- crocheted lace
- dye
- embellished
- embroidered band
- embroidery
- (-) daring or bouble running
- applique
- byzantine
- chain
- crimped stitch
- 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 sold by the metre
- lace with little needle
- lacy band
- machine-made embroidery
- niello
- plisse
- printed
- traced design embroidery
- white open-work embroidery
- wiry
- woodcut and brush
Use
Population / Cultural / Ethnic Group
User
Period of use
No Value
Occasion
Donation Policy
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