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Table Runner - Lefkas Design, Gold Embroidery, circa 1950s
Reg. No: SH 000234
- Summary:
- Embroidered table runner with traditional Lefkas design, it is part of the dowry of Irene Soumilas. 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. Many of her dowry items were made by local craftswomen, although other items were given to her by family and friends still living in Greece.
- Description:
- Rectangular table runner with geometric pattern in gold thread.
- Acquisition Information:
- Tax Donation from Mrs Irene Soumilas, 2000
- Acknowledgement:
- Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
| Discipline: | History |
More information
| Tagged with: | immigration, greek communities, greek immigration, domestic life, glory boxes, textiles, dowries, arranged marriages, manchester furnishings |
| 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 1950s |
| User: | Mrs Irene Soumilas, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1960-2000 |
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