shirt
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457
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Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Description:
White silk cotton shirt made of taisto fabric, with lengthwise puckered bands created by warp threads of two different tensions. The original shirt was long, and it has been altered. There is a vertical opening at the chest, measuring 22 cm. The long and broad sleeves are sewn lengthways onto the body, which is made of one piece of fabric. The neck opening and its continuation on the chest, as well as the edges of the sleeves, are decorated with off-white pipilla, a fine lace made with a sewing needle, in a pattern of continuous little flowers.
Dimensions: height 70 cm. chest width 65 cm. Sleeves: length 53 cm. width 23 cm.
Bibliography:
E. Ριζοπούλου-Ηγουμενίδου και Μωυσή, Ν. 2023: Συλλογή Κυπριακών Ενδυμασιών του Μουσείου Ενδυμασίας του Λυκείου των Ελληνίδων (ΜΕΛΕ), Λευκωσία: Κέραμος.