Fragment of a skirt border

Greek Islands (Crete)

18th or 19th century

Object Place: Crete, Greece

Medium/Technique Silk embroidery on Linen and cotton

Dimensions 65 x 35.5 cm (25 9/16 x 14 in.)

Credit Line The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection

Accession Number43.1214

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles

ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionFragment of a skirt border, composed of two fragments which were probably originally from the same skirt. Silk yarns on linen and cotton ground. Design shows birds and carnations flanking urns and flowers, two double-tailed mermaids and one bicephalous eagle; a border of birds(roosters?) flanking flowers alternating with carnations flanking crowns runs along the lower edge. Three sides cut; right side ends in selvedge.