Object ID
2007.36.9
Object Name
Mat, Table
Measurements
34.4500200000 cm. W x 40.8000200000 cm. L Since this is a textile, the dimensions may change depending on how it is displayed., Item (Overall)
Material
Wool
Object Entities
Gregory, Mary (is related to)
Access Points
Object Description
Slightly rectangular placemat possibly made up of wool. Blue, orange, yellow, green and brown floral pattern with floral border. No fraying or creasing. However, there is a large hole along the top seam of the object. There is a green border around the front of the object. Inside this border, there is another border with one orange flower in each corner and two orange flowers in the middle of each side, with blue flowers between the corners and the middle and green and brown stems connecting them. All of the flowers havea yellow diamond shape on the top. In between the two orange flowers on the long sides, there is what looks like two carrots crossed. there is a thinner green border outside of this. The central design has four orange flowers with brown centers and a yellow ring around the centers facing toward the center of the fabric, whith has green T shapes. These flowers are bordered by eight light and dark blue flowers with yellow centers and orange petals on the outside. The stems two blue flowers and one orange flower intersect in the corner of the fabric, where there is another, smaller orange flower (like those in the border) on the outside of the design. The back has a tag sewn in that says "National Welfare Organization, Athens: Hand Made in Greece" and another with Greek writing.
Origin
The mat appears to have been made with yarn on a grid. This may be a type of embroidery.

The National Welfare Organization in Athens is a shop in which one can buy handmade or hand embroidered fabrics, rugs, or bags from villages all over Greece.
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Citation
Mat, Table, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/7736. Accessed 03/29/24.