Field photograph·C00909

Christmas Eve 1927: Christmas porridge with John Lindros, Erik Sjöqvist and Einar Gjerstad

Christmas Eve 1927 meal: people seated at a candlelit table in a decorated room with striped curtains and a Christmas tree with flags — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00909. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dining room decorated for Christmas, with striped curtains, a small tree hung with paper flags at left, and greenery and candles above a cabinet. Six people sit around a white-covered table set with glasses, candles and a large bowl. One woman in the foreground wears a pale dress and turns away from the camera, while the men wear dark suits.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Christmas Eve 1927 (written 2927), they eat the Christmas porridge (rice porridge?). John Lindros, Erik Sjöqvist, Einar Gjerstad and probably Alfred Westholm and possibly Gudrun Atterman. Christmas tree with Swedish flags, Yule goat, candlestick.

Swedish, as on the record

Julafton 2927, de äter julgröten. (risgrynsgröt?) John Lindros, Erik Sjöqvist, Einar Gjerstad och antagligen Alfred Westholm och kanske Gudrun Atterman. Julgran med svenska flaggor, julbock, ljusstake.