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Wedding dress and wedding photograph Wedding dress

1981

The Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation "V. Papantoniou"

The Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation "V. Papantoniou"
Nafplion, Greece

Off-white woven silk wedding dress decorated with embroidered multicoloured floral patterns. Woven and sewn by Olga Kechaev, Athens. Worn by Despoina Spatharaki to marry Nicolaos Tsigris at St. George church in Athens on January 4, 1981.

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  • Title: Wedding dress and wedding photograph Wedding dress
  • Creator: Olga Kechaev
  • Date Created: 1981, 1981
  • Location Created: Athens, Greece
  • Provenance: Donated by Despoina Tsigri
  • Photographer: Costas Vergas
  • Rights: rr-f
  • Medium: Silk, cotton, weave and embroidery
  • Bibliographic References: FOGG, MARNIE(2011), "Vintage Weddings: One hundred years of bridal fashion and style", New York, Lark - LANSDELL, AVRIL(1983), "Wedding Fashions 1860-1980", Buckinghamshire, Shire Publications Ltd.
The Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation "V. Papantoniou"

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