Digital Repository (All)
Physical Description
Production
Production place (Country | Geogr. Area | Prefecture)
Material
- - All -
- (-) wool yarn
- agate
- band
- beads
- brailed gold fillet
- button
- coral
- cotton
- cotton pearl
- cotton ribbon
- cotton thread
- enamel
- felt
- fullen wool fabric
- glass stone
- gold chevron
- gold cord
- gold cordon
- golden brain
- gold thread
- hooks and eyes
- leather
- linen
- linen thread
- metal
- metal amalgam
- metal gilded sheet
- metallic elements
- metal thread
- organdie
- pearl
- plastic beads
- ribbon
- sackcloth
- satin
- satin
- satin cotton
- semi-precious stone
- silk
- silk-and-cotton fabric
- silk cord
- silk cordon
- silk thread
- silver chevron
- silver cord
- silver cord
- silver cordon
- silver fillet
- soie floche - slightly twisted silk thread
- spangles
- stones
- synthetic band
- synthetic ribbon
- synthetic thread
- thin gold cord
- tir-tir (lustring)
- velvet
- wool cord
- wool cordon
- woolen tassels
- wool fringe
- wool ribbon
- wool thread
Techniques
- - All -
- (-) gold-plating
- added paint
- applique
- applique embroidery
- chyti (with embroideries in open or drawn threadwork)
- counted threadwork
- crocheted lace
- dye
- embellished
- embroidered band
- embroidery
- (-) kassinaki (chain stitch)
- byzantine
- chain
- daring or bouble running
- double-darning stitch
- festoni (scallop)
- flat stitch
- gobelin
- herring bone stitch
- knot-stitch
- light stitch
- ountitsa
- psaragkathi (herring bone stitch)
- Rethymnon stitch
- riza (stem stitch)
- rococo
- stitch
- straight
- terzidiko (gold tailored)
- xombliasti
- embroidery of the loom
- engraved
- gilding
- glazed
- 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
- plisse
- priming coat
- printed
- rafti
- silver embroidered
- silvering
- traced design embroidery
- wiry
Use
Population / Cultural / Ethnic Group
User
Age
Period of use
Occasion
Place of use (Country | Geogr. Area | Prefecture)
Donation Policy
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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.