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Table Cloth - Round, Floral Embroidery, Gold, Red & Blue, circa 1970s
Reg. No: SH 000224
- Summary:
- White Table cloth with floral embroidery, given to Irene Soumilas by her mother when she came to visit her daughter in Australia in the 1970s. Irene migrated to Australia from the Greek Island of Lefkas in 1958 to be married in 1959. Her dowry travelled in two trunks by ship, although she travelled by air. The embroidery on this table cloth was done by Irene's mother.
- Description:
- Circular white table cloth with gold fringing. There is a repeated embroidered floral pattern in dark gold coloured thread and orange, red, dark and light blue around the edge of the cloth.
- Acquisition Information:
- Tax Donation from Mrs Irene Soumilas, 2000
- Acknowledgement:
- Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 100 mm (Width), 100 mm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | immigration, greek communities, greek immigration, domestic life, glory boxes, textiles, dowries, arranged marriages |
| Themes this item is part of: | Cultural Diversity Collection, Migration Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MIGRATION |
| Secondary Classification: | Travel - Brought Goods |
| Tertiary Classification: | dowries |
| Place Made: | Lefkas , Greece, circa 1970s |
| User: | Mrs Irene Soumilas, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1960-2000 |
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