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pectoral ornament 4470/22
Plastron, pectoral piece of fabric with applique facing embroidered with gold thread and coloured silks. 
Plastron, pectoral piece of fabric with applique facing embroidered with gold thread and coloured silks. 
Plastron, pectoral piece of fabric with applique facing embroidered with gold thread and coloured silks. 
Plastron, pectoral piece of fabric with applique facing embroidered with gold thread and coloured silks. 
Plastron, pectoral piece of fabric with applique facing embroidered with gold thread and coloured silks. 
Plastron, pectoral piece of fabric with applique facing embroidered with gold thread and coloured silks. 
Object Identity
Object ID Number
4470/22
Object name
pectoral ornament
Other / Local name
plastron
Production date range
first half of 20th century
Part of outfit
No
Physical Description
Description
Τραχηλιά, επιστήθιο κομμάτι λινομέταξου ύφασματος με λαιμόκοψη ρελιασμένη με τμήμα του ίδιου υφάσματος. Μπαίνει πάνω από το πουκάμισο και δένεται πίσω από το λαιμό. Η διακόσμηση γίνεται με μία κατακόρυφη επίρραπτη φάσα, κεντημένη με τέσσερα χρυσοκεντημένα γυρτά κλαδιά με μικρά άνθη, γεμισμένα με κόκκινα, γαλάζια και ροζ μετάξια.
Decoration & Patterns
Decoration
vegetal decoration
Decorative patterns / subjects
flowers, leafy scrolls
Height
0.490
Width
0.390
Production
Maker / Designer / Brand
women themselves
Production date range
first half of 20th century
Production place (Country | Geographic Area | Prefecture & Region)
Greece | Central Greece | Attica
Megara
Material
gold thread
linen-and-silk fabric
silk thread
Techniques
applique
embroidery, flat stitch
embroidery, light stitch
embroidery, riza (stem stitch)
industrially woven textile
Use
User
woman
Occasion
festive
Date range
first half of 20th century
Place of use (Country | Geographic Area | Prefecture & Region)
Greece | Central Greece | Attica
Megara
Acquisition
Acquisition method
Purchase
Acquisition date (circa)
15/12/1965
Documentation
Research bibliographic references
Hadjimichali, A. 1983, Λαϊκή Φορεσιά. Οι φορεσιές με το καβάδι, vol. 2, Athens, Melissa publications. 
Papantoniou, Ι. 1978, "Συμβολή στη μελέτη της γυναικείας ελληνικής παραδοσιακής φορεσιάς", Ethnografika, vol. 1: 5-93, Nauplion, Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation. 

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