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Greek island embroidery

Europe tradition · 5 examples · indicative market tier: Under $500 (entry level & living craft)

Types & examples

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century - Fragment of Embroidery - 1920.1283 - Cleve
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century - Fragment of Embroidery - 1920.1283 - Cleve
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19th century Greek cotton embroidery, plain weave, HAA
19th century Greek cotton embroidery, plain weave, HAA
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Embroidery (Greece), late 19th century (CH 18385321)
Embroidery (Greece), late 19th century (CH 18385321)
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Embroidery (Greece), late 19th century (CH 18385321-2)
Embroidery (Greece), late 19th century (CH 18385321-2)
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Armenia or Greece, 18th century - Ecclesiastical Embroidery (Epimanikion) - 1916.1420 - Cl
Armenia or Greece, 18th century - Ecclesiastical Embroidery (Epimanikion) - 1916.1420 - Cl
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