Vest

ΜΓ 11 Vest of woven cotton alatzia fabric with fine stripes in a combination of red and white on a dark blue/black ground. On the inside, the vest is entirely lined with off-white cotton fabric. Fabric of a similar type is used externally too, in the lower part of the back. The vest has a circular neckline with a low upright collar, measuring 2.5 cm in height, from added fabric. The edge of the collar is trimmed with a couched black braid. A vertical opening extends from the neckline to the waist. The two front panels of the vest, of striped alatzia, extend to the back to cover the upper part, at a height of 15.5-17 cm. The rest of the back consists of off-white cotton fabric (height: 35 cm, width: 47.5 cm), joined to the front panels with vertical seams beneath the armpits. In the lower part of the side seams, an opening of a height of 4 cm is formed. All visible seams are handmade with black thread. Along the collar, on the inside of the vest, a stitch in the shape of a zig-zag line is discernible. On either side of the vertical opening, a black tress/band of 33-33.5 cm is sewn to the upper part. On the right side of the breast, the tress has fifteen loops of fine black cord, frayed at several points. The loops are sewn at more or less equal intervals to the outer end of the tress. Black woven buttons, of which nine remain, correspond to the loops on the opposite side of the opening. On the right part of the breast, a pocket has a 7 cm long horizontal opening, trimmed with black cord, with a small tassel at the middle of the upper side. On the inside of the vest, the rectangular shape of the pocket may be discerned (length: 14 cm, width: 10 cm). The pocket is made of blue-white plaid woven textile. Height: 50 cm. Date of entry to the Collection: 26.10.1948 Provenance: Pegeia, Pafos – Donation.