cinoh: This skirt was collected by Thomas Sandwith, British Consul-General in Crete from 1870 to 1885, and given to the Museum by his granddaughter. It is signed in embroidered stitches by its maker, Maria Papadopoula, and dated 1757.

cinoh: This skirt was collected by Thomas Sandwith, British Consul-General in Crete from 1870 to 1885, and given to the Museum by his granddaughter. It is signed in embroidered stitches by its maker, Maria Papadopoula, and dated 1757.

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