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Dress
Greek (Trikeri)
19th century
Object Place: Trikeri, Greece
Medium/Technique
Tabby-woven linen
Dimensions
126.5 cm (49 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number59.763
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionTabby-woven linen, with cream silk stripes. Cut like a tunic; small round neck, open to waist; wide square sleeves; skirt flares slightly at hem. Trimmed at hem, collar and cuffs with needlepoint lace of polychrome silk. Hem shows row of conventional sprigs in polychrome silk cross stitch and cuffs show row of birds in same. Linen browned; one large stain front center.