Object ID
2015.6.5
Object Name
Dress
Date Created
1934
Object Entities
Syriopoulos, Ann (is related to)
Object Description
Light pink, floor length, short sleeve dress. The dress has a simple scoop neck neckline. Starting right after the armholes there are three diagonal lines, each side, about in inch from one another. Starting around the hip area the dress seems to have multiple pieces of fabric that are swen together to make the remainder of the dress, creating stitching patters on the outisde of the dress. Both sides of the hips have a stitch moving diagonally downwards. The stitch on the right side stops once it hits the left stitch, but the left continues for about another five and a half inches, it then moves back inward for about size inches and then connects back at the side, making a rectangular shaped stitch. That patch also continuse to the back of the dress. There is another stitched patch on each side of the skirt, starting at about mid thigh and contiuing down to floor lenght. The patch is a triangular shape, with somewhat squared sides, and it split in half at the side of the dress coming around on both the front and back of the dress.
The back of the dress has a deeper "V-shaped" cut at the top of the back, which then stops at a very large bow/ruffle thing. There is a larger rounded bow in the center that still has some of the stuffing on the inside making it larger than the rest of the bow. The side are ruffled. On the top left of the bow are two row of tightly ruffled fabric that is swein down the middle. Coming off the middle, going outwards is a pink belt with a silver and jewelled clasp. Coming off the bottom right of the larger bow is a wide ribbon, it too has stuffing in it, but just at the bottom and it seems like some of it is missing. Similar to the other side of the bow there is the other side of the belt, still silver and still has some crystal pieces (not real).
Origin
Ann Syrioploulos was born in Wisconsin in 1918. She lived with her parents Michael (father) and Base (mother) Syriopoulos who were born in Greece. She also lived with her three sisters Mary, Dorothy and Theresa. The dress itself was left with a note stating that this dress was once worn as a graduation dress. Due to the year it is possible that this dress was worn by Ann herself, or maybe one of her sister, during the time of gradution. Looking at the inside of the dress it does look handmade, but by whom is unknown.
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Citation
Dress, 1934, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/10709. Accessed 03/28/24.