Over 500 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.
Ottoman Dignitary’s Costume - vrakes
18th century
Ottoman female attire - outer dress
18th century
19th c. Greek Cypriot embroidery
19th century
19th c. Greek Cypriot embroidery
19th century
19th c. Greek Cypriot embroidery
19th century
19th c. Greek Cypriot embroidery
19th century
19th c. Greek Cypriot embroidery
19th century
19th c. Greek Cypriot embroidery
19th century
19th c. Greek Cypriot embroidery
19th century
Women's pouch
ca. 1920
Greek Cypriot embroidery
19th century
Greek Cypriot embroidery
19th century
Greek Cypriot embroidery
19th century
Greek Cypriot embroidery
19th century
Greek Cypriot embroidery
19th century
Greek Cypriot embroidery
19th century
Greek Cypriot embroidery
19th century
Greek Cypriot embroidery
19th century
Textile fragment
ca. 1910
Textile fragment
ca. 1910
Four piece of white work (lefkaritiko)
19th century
Lefkaritiko
19th century
Place mats
20th century
Place mat
20th century