Digital Repository (All)
Physical Description
Production
Production date range
Material
- - All -
- (-) spangles
- band
- batiste
- beads
- braid
- brailed gold fillet
- button
- calico
- canvas
- cotton
- cotton cord
- cotton organdie
- cotton ribbon
- cotton thread
- crystal
- elastic
- felt
- fine calico
- glass stone
- gold cord
- gold cordon
- gold lattice
- gold thread
- gold tir-tir (gold lustring)
- gold yarn
- hessian
- hooks and eyes
- leather
- linen
- linen-and-silk fabric
- metal
- metal amalgam
- metal button
- metal foil
- metallic elements
- organdie
- pearl
- plastic beads
- plastic button
- porcelain
- rayon
- ribbon
- ribbon of heavy silk fabric
- saddle blanket
- satin
- satin cotton
- satin ribbon
- silk
- silk-and-cotton fabric
- silk brocaded fabric
- silk cordon
- silk ribbon
- silk thread
- silver cordon
- silver fillet
- silver thread
- silver tir-tir (silver lustring)
- soie floche - slightly twisted silk thread
- stones
- straw
- synthetic
- taffeta
- tulle
- turquoise
- undervest
- velvet
- wire
- wool-and-cotton fabric
- wool cord
- wool cordon
- wool fringe
- wool ribbon
- wool thread
- wool yarn
Techniques
- - All -
- (-) machine-made embroidery
- (-) priming coat
- applique
- applique embroidery
- chyti (with embroideries in open or drawn threadwork)
- counted threadwork
- crocheted lace
- double-faced embroidery
- dye
- embellished
- embroidered band
- embroidery
- buttonhole
- byzantine
- chain
- daring or bouble running
- double-darning stitch
- festoni (scallop)
- flat stitch
- gobelin
- grafti (traced design)
- hem stitching
- herring bone stitch
- kassinaki (chain stitch)
- knot-stitch
- light stitch
- meserizi
- pissogazi (back stitch)
- Rethymnon stitch
- riza (stem stitch)
- rococo
- stitch
- terzidiko (gold tailored)
- embroidery of the frame
- embroidery of the loom
- gilding
- gilding (?)
- glazed
- gold embroidery
- gold embroidery of the frame
- golden lace
- handwoven fabric
- industrially woven textile
- knitted
- lace
- lace sold by the metre
- lace with hairpin
- lace with little needle
- lacy band
- machine-made white embroidery
- matelasse
- plisse
- printed
- silver embroidered
- 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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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.