Object ID
1996.17.2
Object Name
Tiara
Date Created
1929
Object Entities
Eliopoulos, Nicholas (collected by)
Eliopoulos, Nicholas (is related to)
Pazouras, Konstantina (is related to)
Eliopoulos, Christ (is related to)
Object Description
This is a tiara made from wire covered in white thread and decorated with strands of white beads and faux flower buds.  The tiara grows in height from each end to the center. A faux flower with an accompanying green leaf is attached to both ends. One beaded circle with flower in it has fallen off of the tiara and is attached to the wire base with a long string. 
Origin
Used in wedding of Konstantina Pazouras & Christ Eliopoulos (parents of donor) in 1929 in Kapsia, Arcadia, Greece. Tiara used with woman's bridal veil. They came to Chicago in early 1930.
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Citation
Tiara, 1929, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/5838. Accessed 03/28/24.