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Skirt part

Skirt Part
1700s (made)
Place of origin

Ornamented with cut-work and needle-point lace embroidery in white linen. Four loom widths joined and gathered at the top.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSkirt part
Materials and techniques
Material is linen warp, cotton weft.
Brief description
Upper part of a skirt, white emboidered linen and cotton, Greece (Cyprus), 1700s.
Physical description
Ornamented with cut-work and needle-point lace embroidery in white linen. Four loom widths joined and gathered at the top.
Object history
Acquired in Crete, Greece. When aquired the piece was joined to the skirt border 2063A-1876, but it was detatched in 1933.
Association
Collection
Accession number
2063-1876

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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