ΜΓ 23
A beige cotton pantaloon edging, rectangular with the upper corners cut off.
The edging’s dense (pefkoto) embroidery comprises three distinct designs, all in blue and red. The central, largest section (length: 35.5 cm, height: 22.5 cm) showcases a design made of lozenges, with single smaller lozenges in their corners. All motifs have a blue outline and a red filling, with single tiny blue lozenges at their centre. The central section is flanked by another two, one on either side. Each edge section displays a different embroidery design. The one on the right (dimensions: 10x9.5x22.5x20 cm) features two rows of successive blue lozenges intersected by a blue line. Between these rows, another row of lozenges in red with a blue centre is intersected by a continuous red line. The outermost sides feature half lozenges in red with a blue filling. On the left section (dimensions: 12x16x12x21.5 cm), continuous lozenges with a blue outline and a red filling contain two tiny blue lozenges each. On the two longer sides, the embroidery ends in half lozenges.
A blue braid finish survives, sewn along 10 cm on the upper left side of the central section. The other three sides preserve plain fabric without embroidery. The widest plain fabric side likely served as the gathering part of the pantaloons.
At the back, the raw edges of the threads used for the handmade embroidery hang loose.
Height: 25 cm.
Length: 58 cm.
Date of entry to the Collection: 26.10.1948
Provenance: Fyti, Pafos – Donation.
