Costumes

Over 1000 pieces of clothing present the development of the Cypriot dress and the influences it received from East and West. Costumes of Pashas, Governors, dervishes etc are also included in the collection. Underwear, shoes, hats, gloves but also home textiles and embroideries provide an additional dimension.

  • Classification
  • Subject
  • Medium
  • Places
  • Object Type
  • Collection
  • 21th Century
  • 20th Century
  • 19th Century
  • 18th Century

Cotton, hand spun cloth
20th century

Piece of Linen
ca. 1950

Piece of silk “taisto”
ca. 1930

Printed linen
ca. 1900

Piece of linen
ca. 1950

Piece of linen
ca. 1920

Piece of linen
ca. 1950

Piece of cloth (Dichrami – Ντιχράμι)
18th - 19th century

Textile fragment
ca. 1910

Textile fragment
ca. 1910

Rectangular piece of raw silk
[s.d.]

A piece of textile
19th century

Three pieces of textile
19th century

Twelve pieces of textile
19th century

Twelve pieces of textile
19th century

A piece of textile
19th century

A piece of textile
19th century

A piece of textile
19th century

Two piece of textile
19th century

Two piece of textile
19th century

A piece of textile
19th century

A piece of textile
19th century

Four piece of white work (lefkaritiko)
19th century

A piece of cloth (Mason regalia)
19th century

Cloth