Object ID
2006.20.17
Object Name
Tablecloth
Measurements
71.59752 cm. H x 122.8750400000 cm. W Since this is a textile, the dimensions may change depending on how it is displayed., Item (Overall)
Material
Cotton; linen
Object Entities
Petrakis, Anna (created by)
Petrakis, Kathryn (is related to)
Petrakis, Anna (is related to)
Keramianakis, Anna (is related to)
Access Points
Object Description
Pink cloth with black embroidered design and scalloped edge at bottom. There is also a center hem (two pieces of fabric together). In the recess between each scallop on the bottom. there is a half circle connected to the point with a small ball on its end, as well as above it and in the middle. Along the side edges, there is a thin black line. The cloth appears to have some lighter colors in the middle, but the dominant (and most noticable color) is pink).
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
Tablecloth, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/7531. Accessed 03/28/24.