Stole

Stole

M.G.L. 2318

Red satin stole with golden yellow silk embroidery featuring cross and scroll motifs. Gold thread fringe is applied to the ends.

Chalice veil

Chalice veil

T. 185

Green taffeta chalice veil with central IHS and phytomorphic embroidery in silver thread.

Velvet cloth

Velvet cloth

T. 517

The fabric belongs to the category of ‘walking’ velvets, characterised by a decorative pattern that repeats horizontally. Although the fabric is composed of several fragments of the same fabric, assembled at an unknown date, it is possible to read and identify the pattern, which consists of a multi-lobed reserve enclosing an upright pomegranate, crowned by leaves from which five stems branch out symmetrically, each bearing a small flower. In the area above, the outline of the reserve is made up of knotted branches, intertwined with oblong leaves, while at the top there is a similar smaller pomegranate, repeated further between one reserve and another.

Chinese women's jacket

Chinese women's jacket

T. 335

Chinese women's jacket (jiaoling youren yi) with wide short sleeves, fastened on the right with a tie. The red textured silk hem features medallion decorations and borders applied in multicoloured silk and gold thread.

Women's jacket

Women's jacket

T. 1638

Chinese jacket in blue textured silk with floral embroidery and butterflies made from silk thread.

Towel

Towel

T. 1476

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 73; Larghezza: 71,5; Unità di misura: UNR (; Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 73; Larghezza: 71,5; Unità di misura: UNR (

Square black cotton canvas cloth embroidered in multicoloured silk with geometric motifs. The border is in red silk taffeta, the lining in brown linen.

Women's waistcoat

Women's waistcoat (Jelek)

T. 306

Albania: lussi e splendori - costumi tradizionali dall'Albania e dai Balcani - Genova - 2010

Women's black cloth waistcoat with a band collar, embroidered with gold thread cord applied in satin stitch to form patterns of racemes, stylised flowers, foliage, pomegranates and small spirals that make up dense arabesques bordered by gold braid sewn together. The original cotton lining is printed with large vertical stripes. Only two of the small oval buttons covered in gold thread remain; the others have been lost.

Overcoat

Overcoat (chapan)

T. 1643

This overcoat (chapan), made by sewing together several pieces of fabric, is in shohi ikat, a plain-woven fabric made entirely of silk. The motifs reproduce the so-called tambourine (or solar) decoration, pomegranate flowers, ram's horns and bodum (almonds). The fabric is quilted and padded, while the lining is made of printed cotton canvas. The garment is fastened with two metal buttons.

Collar

Collar

M.V. 145

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 13,5; Larghezza: 56; Unità di misura: UNR (; Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 7,5

L'Europe de la dentelle. Un aperçu Historique depuis les origines de la dentelle jusq'à l'entre-deux-guerres - Bruges - 1997<br>Gioielli di filo - Genova - 2006

The design of the bobbin lace alternates between three-dimensional openwork rosettes flanked by vertical zigzag motifs, double overlapping crowns and acorn motifs. The bobbin lace tips are composed of a series of three rosettes, each edged with a scalloped strip with very thin bars connecting the pendants of the rosettes to each other. A small bobbin lace falsatura connects the lace to the embroidery above. The acorn motif is an allusion to the male sex, indicating that the lace was intended for a gentleman.

Collar

Collar

M.V. 140

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 19; Lunghezza: 46; Unità di misura: UNR (

Seduzione impero - Genova - 2005<br>Gioielli di filo - Genova - 2006

Floral motifs created using bobbin lace and needle lace techniques have been applied to mechanical tulle to form a pretty shawl collar.