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ΓΕ_252 -cushion

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Oblong padded cushion for built-in sofa, woven in burgundy color. Embroidered with stylized floral motifs, surrounded by branch-shaped edging with small floral motifs in shades of purple, lilac, sky-blue and green colors.

ΓΕ_253 – cushion

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Oblong padded cushion for built-in sofa. The central decoration, or the plain, evolves on dark blue background dominated by the Achelous River (or aspropotamos [white river]) motif. The plain is framed by toothed edging in white. With all-around wide edging on red background with repeating colored geometric patterns.

ΓΕ_601 – jug

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This type is part of the ceramics from Çanakkale Province, on the southern coast of the Dardanelles, Minor Asia. The specific style begun in the second half of 17th century, was in peak in the 18th century and continued on a declined course until the early 20th century.

ΓΕ_618 – rug

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Woven blanket (khrami) for narrow built-in sofa, consisting of three sheets with especially frugal decoration. The central sheet, the plain, is in bright red color, decorated with spaced stylized motifs, such as the snail and the tortoise. The two narrow side sheets are in dark bleu warp, dominated by the two-headed eagle motif in golden yellow, dark red and blue colors.

ΓΕ_598 – jug

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From Pesaro, Italy; usually with inscription with piece in verse. The front side is decorated with two-headed eagle. The inscription reads: “δια δόρον… πλούτος ή μέγας θησαυρός να κράξω την φιλίαν, Σφάλλω μεγάλως βέβαια αν καμνω αναλογίαν;” [for present… shall I call friendship wealth or great treasure, am I of course at great fault if I make comparison?]. Only half of the rim survives.

ΓΕ_602 – jug

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This type is part of the ceramics from Çanakkale Province, on the southern coast of the Dardanelles, Minor Asia. The specific style begun in the second half of 17th century, was in peak in the 18th century and continued on a declined course until the early 20th century.

ΓΕ_607 – fireplace decorative woven material

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Woven material (boucharopodia) used as fireplace decoration. It consists of three sheets, the central and widest one and two narrower, crafted in dark blue warp. The central sheet is divided by an arch into two parts: the upper one, in red warp, and the lower one in dark blue warp. The predominant motif is the diamond (petes) with two-headed eagles, surrounded by a series of supplementary geometric motifs, such as hearts, grandfather, roses and stool in dark blue and green, red, light brown and golden colors. The keys pattern decorates the edge surrounding the wide central part of the boucharopodia.