Off-white linen and cotton fabric phelonion with multicoloured silkembroidery. An 18th century Cretan dress remade as an Orthodox church vestment. Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation Collection
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Title: Phelonion. Orthodox Church vestment
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: Late 18th century
Location Created: Crete, Greece
Physical Dimensions: H. 1.50 m.
Rights: rr-f
Medium: Cotton and embroidery
Bibliographic References: PAPANTONIOU, IOANNA (2000), Greek Clothing: "From Antiquity to the early 20th century", Athens, Commercial Bank of Greece - PAPANTONIOU, IOANNA (2014, ed.), "Patterns of Magnificence. Tradition and Reinvention in Greek Women's Costume", London, The Hellenic Centre
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