Engagement purse and photograph

Gender information of the object: 
Female
Color: 
Coloured
Author: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Type: 
Photograph and bag
Primary Material: 
Paper and metal
Place: 
Nicosia
3D object: 
3D object
Source: 
Objects from the Catalogue of the exhibition "In a Foreign Land" as part of the parallel events accompanying the staging of Richard Kalinoski's "The Beast in the Moon" by the Persona Theatre Group. December 13, 2020.
Code: 
405
Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Charlotte Steffen
Description: 
Engagement purse and photograph   Engagement purse and photograph of Nazareth and Terfanda Terzian (Ναζαρέθ και Τερφάντα Τερζιάν) from Adana, in Asia Minor. The small metallic object is a mesh chain purse, typical of Art Nouveau. This fine accessory is made of sterling silver and is provided with a chain attached to a metallic frame with a kiss closure.   Engagement photograph of Mr. Nazareth and Mrs. Terfanda Terzian from 1908. The bride wears a European-style white wedding gown and an impressive white veil. She holds a  small purse which accompanied them from Adana to Damascus, then back to Adana, and finally to Cyprus. The purse was inherited by their daughter, Mrs. Honor Terzian Kooshgeman, and is currently in the possession of their granddaughter, Mrs. Sona Keoshgerian Kesterlian.