Object ID
2012.33.5
Object Name
Doily
Date Created
1930s
Object Entities
Gekas, Effie (created by)
Gekas, Michael (is related to)
Gekas, Effie (is related to)
Dervis, Ann (is related to)
Gekas, Michael (is related to)
Gekas, Effie (is related to)
Dervis, Ann (is related to)
Access Points
Object Description
A doily made by Effie Gekas for her dowry. It is tan and shaped like a diamond. It is all made of flowers attached by lines. There are four flowers on each side. There are some light stains.
Origin
The father of the donor, Michael Gekas (Athanasios Gekas), was born in 1909 in Glina, Epirus, Greece. He came to Chicago in 1926 and was a tailor. The donor's mother is Effie Gekas was born in 1920 in Parga, Epirus, Greece. Michael and Effie's families knew each other and the two met when he came back to Greece in 1936. They got married in 1936-37 and moved to Chicago where they had a daughter and a son.
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Citation
Doily, 1930s, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/8905. Accessed 04/19/24.