Field photograph·C01005

Christmas Eve 1928, seated at the table

Christmas Eve 1928 dinner: seven people seated at a table with a candelabra, bottles and a white cloth.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01005. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Seven people sit around a dinner table laid with a white cloth, plates, a candelabra with lit candles and a bottle. A large patterned pot stands on a small table at left, and a floral curtain hangs on the back wall beside potted plants. The room has a patterned tiled floor and a round pale plaque on the wall at right.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Christmas Eve 1928, seated at the table. Erik Sjöqvist on the right; next to him on the left sits probably Vivi Gjerstad, with Alfred Westholm beside her. On the left sits John Lindros next to Gudrun Atterman (?) and Einar Gjerstad. Candlesticks. Snaps (O.P Anderson Aquavit?). An antique pot is used as a vase.

Swedish, as on the record

Julafton 1928, sittandes till bord. Erik Sjöqvist till höger, bredvid honom till vänster sitter antagligen Vivi Gjerstad med Alfred Westholm bredvid sig. Till vänster sitter John Lindros bredvid Gudrun Atterman (?) och Einar Gjerstad. Ljusstakar. Snaps (O.P Anderson Aquavit?) En antik kruka används som vas.