Date: Purchased in 1980 from the owners of Rouvis Handicrafts Michael and Demos in Lefkara Cyprus
Size: 268 cm x 164 cm
weight: 1.5 kg
Hand stitched on linen ground with cotton thread
Lefkara hand embroidery purchased as a gift from David Piésold from the specialist shop of Michael Rouvis for the equivalent of £1000 while on a visit to Lefkara in April 1980.
‘Lefkarita’ was a style of work that emerged as a result of wealthy Venetian ladies visiting Cyprus for vacation – bringing with them their embroidery. Their filling/insertion stitches were combined with the surface stitches of Lefkara.
Reference for technique: 1987 Lefkara lace embroidery. Historical development – Designs – Technique by Androula Hadjiyiasemi, Published by Charalambos 1 Philipides and Son Ltd, Nicosia, Cyprus
