. "DRESS\n17th or 18th century\n\nThis dress was acquired on the Greek island of Karpathos in 1884. It is made in one piece, but has the appearance of a tunic and skirt as a deep pleat has been taken into it, a way of adjusting the length. The silk for the fabric and the embroidery threads was produced locally on Karpathos, as was the dye, which obtained its characteristic deep green from lichen. \n\nSilk crepe embroidered with silk\nKarpathos, Dodecanese Islands, Greece\nPurchased from the archaeologist Theodore Bent\nMuseum no. 346-1886 []"@en . . .