Object ID
2006.20.14
Object Name
Cloth Fragment
Alternative Name
Medical Cloth
Measurements
12.54252 cm. W x 131.7650400000 cm. L Length noted without ties. Since it is a textile, the dimensions may change depending on how it is displayed., Item (Overall)
Material
Cotton
Object Entities
Petrakis, Anna (created by)
Petrakis, Kathryn (is related to)
Petrakis, Anna (is related to)
Access Points
Object Description
Cream cloth with ties at end. It is raised in horizontal stripes with two close together and then a little space. The cloth comes to a point at the end where the ties are.
Origin
Anna K. Keramianakis was born October 26, 1904 and died October 16, 1984. She lived in Spilia, Crete. Her father sold olives in the city of Chania. anna and her mother and sisters raised silkworms and sold their thread. Anna's aunts arranged an engagement for her. She married Kyriakos V. Petrakis on July 28, 1926. On august 15, 1926, they left Crete for Athens. On September 2, 1926 they left for America on board the "Avera". On October 5, 1926, they arrived at Ellis Island, New York.
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Citation
Cloth Fragment, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/7528. Accessed 03/28/24.