Object ID
2004.5.21
Object Name
Picture, Woven
Alternative Name
Embroidery
Measurements
20.0025000000 cm. W x 20.0025000000 cm. L, Item (Overall)
Material
Cotton; Wood
Object Entities
Tiftiksis, Mina (created by)
Gravenites, Helen (is related to)
Tiftiksis, Mina (is related to)
Access Points
Object Description
Framed embroidery, yellow flowers mounted on dark green fabric. Silver leaves, square wooden frame. There are three flowers on the stem. They are bordered in golden thread, with a golden middle and yellow thread between the middle and the outside. The lowest flower is white. The highest flower has a silver center which is outlined in gold. This outline has six flowers around it that take the form of the flowers below. The flower has eight leaves, which are filled with golden thread and have a slivery line up the middle, as well as a silver outline.
Origin
This embroidery would be used as decoration.
Rights and Reproduction
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Citation
Picture, Woven, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/7243. Accessed 04/25/24.