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Mat

Mat

  • Place of origin:

    Crete, Greece (made)

  • Date:

    1995 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Koukoulari, Christina (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Bobbin lace worked in cotton thread

  • Credit Line:

    Given by the maker

  • Museum number:

    T.688-1995

  • Gallery location:

    In store

  • Image in copyright

This mat was made by a leading Cretan lacemaker. She has used a traditional technique, and derived the style from traditional patterns, incorporating them into her own new design.

Physical description

Mat of bobbin lace, worked in DMC cotton thread no. 50.

Place of Origin

Crete, Greece (made)

Date

1995 (made)

Artist/maker

Koukoulari, Christina (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Bobbin lace worked in cotton thread

Object history note

Registered File number 1995/1903.

Descriptive line

Mat, bobbin lace, Greece, made by Christina Koukoulari, 1995.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

de Chaves, Lila, Greek lace in the Victoria & Albert Museum / introduction by Despina Koutsika. Athens : Indiktos, 1999. 236 p. : ill. ISBN 9605180529.

Materials

Cotton thread

Techniques

Bobbin lace making

Categories

Textiles; Lace

Collection code

T&D

Qr_O88080
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