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Wedding dress and wedding photograph Wedding dress

Unknown1939

The Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation "V. Papantoniou"

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

Off-white crêpe wedding dress decorated with appliqué flowers. Made up and worn by Sofia Paraskeva to marry Theodoros Papachrysanthos at her sister-in law house in Athens in 1939. Accessories: beige satin coif and off-white leather pumps.

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  • Title: Wedding dress and wedding photograph Wedding dress
  • Creator: Unknown, Unknown
  • Date Created: 1939, 1939
  • Location Created: Athens, Greece
  • Provenance: Donated by Sofia Papachrysanthou
  • Photographer: Costas Vergas
  • Rights: rr-f
  • Medium: Crepe and satin
  • 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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