vest

ΜΓ 304 Vest of thick woven cotton alatzia fabric with alternating stripes of white, blue, red, orange and yellow. A low upright collar of a height of 2 cm is formed around the circular neckline from a double fabric of the same alatzia. Its outer edge is decorated with black braid which extends to the entire vertical opening on the front of the vest. The vest is made of a single piece of fabric on the back, extending to both front panels (height: 50 cm, width: 21-22 cm in the lower part), to which it is also joined with side seams beneath the armpits. In the lower part of the vest, side slits are formed, of a height of 3-3.5 cm. A reinforcing band, 2 cm wide, from the same alatzia extends to both sides of the vertical opening, reaching a height of 33 cm from the neck base. In this section, the opening closes with metallic elements, four hooks-and-eyes. On the inside, the vest has an off-white cotton lining. An added rectangular piece of thick off-white cotton fabric forms a lateral inside pocket with an opening of 8 cm at the middle of the vertical opening on the left side (height: 19.5 cm, width: 13 cm), allowing the hand to fit horizontally. The vest is entirely hand-sewn. It has the same design and a common provenance with vest number ΜΓ 303, although its making is more thorough. In this case, the material sufficed for the entire garment and did not require added fabrics. Height: 51 cm. Width: 38 cm on the shoulders, 44 cm on the armpits and the waist. Date of entry/registration in the MFAY: 13.9.1980 Provenance: Polemi, Pafos – Purchase from Ι. Theodosiou.