Story:
The handiworks of Mrs Pinelopi show exceptional craft and skills and seem like they are made by a sewing machine. With the Treaty of Lausanne, the family of Penelope Papadopoulou, from Bodrum, was separated. A part of the family went to Leros and another part to Kos. The small distance to be covered and her relatively good financial conditions allowed her to carry a significant part of the household and her property. She spoke very warmly of the life in Turkey. It is characteristic that the house she built in Kos was identical to the one she was living in, in Bodrum. According to her granddaughter, Pepi, many among the “exchangeables” idealised their life in Turkey.
Information:
Creator of object:
Penelope Papadopoulou
Place / Country of creation:
Turkey
Year / Era of creation:
1910 – 1920
Provider:
Pepi Tsoukatou
Type / Description of object:
Handmade tablecloth
Object route:
Turkey – Greece (Kos – Athens)
Year / Era of movement:
1924
Reason of movement:
Population exchange – Treaty of Lausanne
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