Field photograph·C00921

Giorkos baptism, Nicosia

Priest and two men holding babies in white christening robes in front of a glazed wooden door, with bowls and greenery in the foreground
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00921. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A bearded priest in a long black robe and tall black hat stands at left, wearing an embroidered stole. Two men in dark suits hold swaddled babies in white lace-trimmed christening garments in front of a glazed wooden door with lace curtains. Bowls, a tray of greenery and flowers sit in the foreground on a tiled floor.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Priest and two men holding infants in white gowns outside a house, at the baptism of Giorkos, NicosiaFull resolution
Description, scan 2
A priest with a long grey beard and black cap stands at left in a dark robe with an embroidered stole. Two men in dark suits hold swaddled infants in white christening gowns in front of a wooden door and window with lace curtains. In the foreground are pots and bowls holding green sprigs and plants, set on a tiled floor.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Giorkos baptism. Nicosia

Swedish, as on the record

Folk och Fä 4

Swedish, as on the record

Giorkos barndop. Nicosia Svenska Cypernexpeditionen