Mae Festa 50 Years of Collecting Textiles - Peter Pap Oriental Rugs

EUROPE – Greece
Sleeve End Fragment
Early 19 th Century
Attica
Wedding garment, elaborate gold
embroidery, always backed with yellow
silk thread. Traditionally, eighteen colors
were used in the brightly patterned silk
embroidery on cotton.
43 x 16 cm 17 x 6 in
Skirt (Kamisi) Border Fragment
Early 19 th Century
Attica
Wedding garment, utilizing the standard
eighteen colors, the embroidery shows
many of the commonly used motifs;
blossoms, snails, heads, and roses.
The width of the embroidery border
is an indication of the family status.
38 x 18 cm 15 x 7 in
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