It was converted into an electric lamp for the inauguration of the Museum (mid 20th century.).
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Typical Metsovo blanket with the distinctive flokati (longhaired) appearance, resulting from the woven material’s fulling. The pile of the flokati rug is in azure color.
Oblong padded cushion for built-in sofa. The central motif, a variation of the Achelous River (or aspropotamos [white river]) motif, develops on dark red background, along with a variety of supplementary of geometric and stylized floral motifs, such as roses. With all-around edging on dark background decorated with repeating coffee pots.
Oblong padded cushion for built-in sofa. The central motif, a diamond of toothed outline among flower pots, evolves on dark red background. With chainlike edging (skalisitou) all around on dark background.
Knit wool women’s stockings with woolen holding cord.
Oblong strip of woven material on dark blue background, decorated throughout its surface. Six rows of distinctive Metsovo patterns, such as keys, roses, a coffee pot, a rider, etc., evolve at both ends of the fabric. The centre is dominated by the diamond (petes), bordered by two trees of life. With fringed edge.
Woven oblong padded cushion for built-in sofa in red color. Its surface is decorated by an embroidered floral motif surrounded by the motif of the mug. With zigzag edging of small floral motifs in shades of black and blue.
Velvet sleeved bodice with the front piece made of black satin fabric with gold embroidery. Its blue velvet sleeves are similar to the sleeves of a dress and are decorated with gold embroidery.
Betel bag – feedbag of thick woolen bifilar woven fabric, formed by parallel diagonal rows, woven with four heddles and four shafts. The upper part has a horizontal opening and twisted woolen cord, with the edges sewn at both ends of the opening.
With relief decoration. Only the base survives.
With relief decoration. Only the base survives.
Sleeveless dress whose upper part is made of red satin; skirt made of woolen checked woven material. The skirt’s ending bears black velvet appliquéd edge (the so-called katofedaki).
Part of fireplace decorative woven material (boucharopodia). Its horizontal decoration structure divides it into two zones, one in red and one in blue, with a distinct scale, the arch, whose outline is emphasized by the use of green and white colors. The upper part is dominated by anthropomorphic motifs (grandfather), as well as by zoomorphic motifs, such as the face-to-face pairs of animals, and a number of smaller geometric patterns, crafted in red, yellow, blue, green, black and white colors. The central decoration motif is the diamond (petes), with toothed frame of two-headed eagle on the outline (barely visible) and a number of supplementary geometric elements, such as the diamond and the mug, as well as anthropomorphic (grandfather) and zoomorphic (two-headed eagle) motifs.
Rug-like blanket (khrami) in white color, formed by three same-width sheets, sewn together. White woven materials are associated with the upper social class and are usually used in wedding occasions or feasts. The colorful decoration is composed by rows of alternating stylized motifs, such as evzones, girls, coffee pots and chiavra. The outer border is formed by chainlike edge. With fringed ending.
