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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Crete (made) Greece (made)

Skirt, polychrome silk embroidery on linen and cotton. Cretan feather, satin, chain, stem and whipped stem stitches with French knots. Embroidery colours are cheifly blue, green, yellow, red and shades of reddish-brown. Frieze of alternating vases of flowers (carnations and others), one supporting a siren and the other a double-headed eagle. Floral pattern with scrolling stems, birds (possibly double-headed eagles) and small figures (possibly mermaids). Floral scroll border with birds. The skirt is gathered at the waist with a draw-string.

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Categories	Textiles Clothing Embroidery Europeana Fashion Project Regional Dress
Object type	Skirt
Title	Skirt
Materials and techniques	Polychrome silk embroidery on linen and cotton. Linen (Material) Cotton (Textile) Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering Sewing
Brief description	Skirt, polychrome silk embroidery on linen and cotton, Greece (Crete), 1700s.
Physical description	Skirt, polychrome silk embroidery on linen and cotton. Cretan feather, satin, chain, stem and whipped stem stitches with French knots. Embroidery colours are cheifly blue, green, yellow, red and shades of reddish-brown. Frieze of alternating vases of flowers (carnations and others), one supporting a siren and the other a double-headed eagle. Floral pattern with scrolling stems, birds (possibly double-headed eagles) and small figures (possibly mermaids). Floral scroll border with birds. The skirt is gathered at the waist with a draw-string.
Dimensions	Length: 42.5in (Note: Measurements have been taken from historical notes, and have not been checked.) Width: 54.5in (Note: Measurements have been taken from historical notes, and have not been checked.) Measurements taken from historical records, have not been checked.
Object history	A skirt in the Benaki Museum is made up in this way and has short straps by which it was suspended form the shoulder, holding the gathered band not at the waist but above the bust. see Notes. [ill. Benaki booklet Pl. 3] (from the register)
Subjects depicted	Flowers Eagles Birds Figures Mermaids Vases Double-Headed Eagle Carnation
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	488-1903

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O367188/skirt-skirt-unknown/

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