EditorialBed valance, Greek Islands, Dodecanese, Kos, 18th century, Greek Islands, Dodecanese, Kos, Silk on linen, H. 99 x W. 22 inches (251.5 x 55.9 cm), Textiles-Embroidered.
EditorialTextile, Medium: silk and metal embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave, Three pieces of embroidered linen, with design arranged in narrow panels. Stylized flower heads on either side of straight vine, worke...
EditorialValance, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave, Wide valance of linen in two parts, joined horizontally by a narrow band of ribbon. Lower half is embroidered with horizontal rows of stylized leaves, almost sq...
EditorialBed valance, Greek Islands, Dodecanese, Kos, 18th century, Greek Islands, Dodecanese, Kos, Silk on linen, H. 99 x W. 22 inches (251.5 x 55.9 cm), Textiles-Embroidered.
EditorialPanel (Half of a Bed Curtain). Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Patmos. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 278.8 x 111.4 cm (109 3/4 x 43 3/4 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in chain, double running, running (pattern darning), satin, and stem stit...
EditorialPanel (Half of a Bed Curtain). Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Patmos. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 278.8 x 111.4 cm (109 3/4 x 43 3/4 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in chain, double running, running (pattern darning), satin, and stem stit...
EditorialPillow Cover, 1850/99, Possibly Rhodes (Dodecanese Islands) or mainland Greece, Greece, Wool, cotton, and linen, various plain weaves, some balanced, some weft-faced, some fulled, some with discontinuous wefts, pieced, embroidered in chain, buttonhole,...
EditorialPanel (Half of a Bed Curtain). Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Patmos. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 278.8 x 111.4 cm (109 3/4 x 43 3/4 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in chain, double running, running (pattern darning), satin, and stem stit...
EditorialCurtain (For a Bed). Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Patmos. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 323.2 x 188.6 cm (127 1/4 x 74 1/4 in.) Repeat: 3.5 x 19 cm (1 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in running stitches (pattern darning); fou...