waistcoat

  ΜΓ 306 Waistcoat preserved in very good condition, made of the same type of alatzia as the previous waistcoat and of thick cotton dimity lining.   The back consists of a single fabric panel that extends to the two front pieces (height: 59 cm on the front and at the back [overall 118 cm], width at the waist: 41.5 cm). Two triangular gores have been added at the front opening (bottom side: 16.5 cm, inner long side: 50 cm, outer long side: 48 cm). A low upright collar, 2 cm in height, consists of double alatzia. The small triangular side openings at the lower end of the waistcoat, measure 3 cm in height.   On the right side of the breast, a rectangular pocket (maximum height: 19.5 cm, width: 14 cm) terminates at a pointed bottom end. The pocket is formed with added lining. An oblong piece of the alatzia fabric (length: 7.5 cm) covers the inside of the horizontal pocket opening, to hide the lining.   The long sleeves of the garment consist in the upper part of an oblong rectangular piece of fabric (width: 6.5 cm) which extends to the front and the back. Its bottom sides are sewn to two small triangular segments (gussets), joined lengthwise at the armpits. The remaining part of the sleeves is formed by a single piece of fabric with an inseam. At the lower inner end of the sleeves there is a diagonal slit, 6 cm high. Lining at the bottom edge of the sleeves, 5 cm high, consists of the same alatzia, with the stripes in the same direction. When the waistcoat was worn, the stripes of the alatzia on the sleeves appeared horizontal.   Six ready-made cords terminating at metal tips like shoelaces are affixed at the same height: two of them inside, two on the edges of the opening and two externally, on the inner sides of the triangular segments that cross over. An internal cord is tied to one cord on the edge, and an external cord to the other cord on the edge.   All seams are machine-made.   Height: 59 cm. Width: 40.5 cm on the shoulders, 41.5 cm at the waist. Length of sleeves: 48.5 cm. Width of sleeves: 19.5 cm at the armpit, 14 cm at the bottom. Date of entry to the Collection: 13.9.1980 Provenance: Polemi, Pafos – Purchased from Ioannis Theodosiou.