Object ID
1996.18.1
Object Name
Bedspread
Date Created
1954
Material
Cotton; Wool
Object Entities
Grenus, Helen (collected by)
Pappadakis, Anthousa (owned by)
Object Description
Multi-colored handwoven bedspread. The entire blanket is rose red and edged with pointed scallops in a lighter red with sparse embroidered detailing on each scallop that resembles a branch with berries on it.  The body of the bedspread has embroidered flowers that form a lush frame of vibrant color around the perimeter of the bedspread.  The Greek letters Alpha and Pi are embroidered inside the frame and are embellished with embroidered vines and flowers.
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Citation
Bedspread, 1954, National Hellenic Museum, https://hellenic.whirlihost.com/Detail/objects/6043. Accessed 05/13/24.