Tapestry with the stories of Alexander the Great, detail 1

Cloth

Tapestry with the stories of Alexander the Great

Cloth

Cloth for women’s clothing (pezzotto)

Printed cotton canvas with wooden dies

Mezzaro of the Castagno

Printed cotton canvas with wooden dies

Mezzaro of "Vacchette"

manifattura ligure

Mezzaro of "Vacchette"

M.G.L. 1325

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 254; Larghezza: 264

Oggetto complessivo - tela di cotone - stampaggio con matrici lignee

Shawl (mezzaro) known as ‘delle Vacchette’ with a central tree at the foot of which are a squirrel and a peacock, while cows, a deer and goats are depicted on either side. The mezzero has a double border: the outer one is decorated with alpine flowers, the second with alpine scenes featuring cows and goats against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains.

Mezzaro of the macaque

manifattura genovese

Mezzaro of the macaque

M.G.L. 1326

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 250; Larghezza: 270

Oggetto complessivo - tela di cotone - stampaggio a matrici lignee

The mezzaro features red, pink, purple, two shades of blue and two shades of brown stamped decorations. The border features a double boteh motif, characteristic of oriental carpets. The central field depicts a small mountain, on which stand a vase with peonies and tulips, a tree and a basket of fruit. On the tree, where the branches fork off from the main trunk, there is a second basket of flowers, slightly tilted and precariously balanced. A parrot, a peacock and a hoopoe are at the base of the relief, while other birds, including a bird of paradise, are perched on the branches of the tree and on the flowering shoots that protrude from the sides. Numerous flowers fill the scene, along with other animals and insects including butterflies, bees, rabbits, a deer, a mountain goat and a macaque, from which the mezzaro takes its name, climbing on the left branch at the top.

Mezzaro of the Macaque

Mezzaro

Antependium

donazione

manifattura italiana

Antependium

M.G.L. 2292

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 67; Larghezza: 220,5; Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 67; Larghezza: 220,5

Oggetto complessivo - seta - raso - Ricamo - oro filato; argento filato; cordoncino dorato; seta - cucitura - Fodera - lino - tela

Il fascino del colore - Passione rosso e oro - Genova - 2009

Silk altar frontal. On a crimson satin background, there is a decoration divided into four sections embroidered in gold thread and multicoloured silk (satin stitch, split stitch and ‘or nué’). Each compositional module has two overlapping panels: a lower rectangular one with a classical amphora and flowering branches inscribed in a circular medallion decorated with scrolls and foliage. The medallion is surmounted by another vase with flowers and pomegranate fruits and flanked by two elegant acanthus racemes. The upper panel, about half the height of the first, contains another smaller, oval medallion with the monogram “IHL”. Each panel is enclosed in a frame with foliage and a multi-lobed motif at the corners. An additional frame, with the same motifs but taller, frames the entire composition.

Fragment of embroidered strip

Velvet cut together, embroidered with polychrome silk, gold yarn, silver yarn and gold

Chalice veil

manifattura italiana

Chalice veil

T. 46

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 64; Larghezza: 62

Oggetto complessivo; fodera - seta - taffetà - Ricamo - oro filato; seta gialla; seta beige; ciniglia - cucitura

Il fascino del colore - Passione rosso e oro - Genova - 2009<br>Merletti, tessuti e moda. Un viaggio nelle Collezioni Tessili dei Musei di Strada Nuova. - Genova - 2010

Red silk taffeta veil with gold thread embroidery, yellow and beige silk, and chenille. In the centre, the inscription ‘IHS’ is surrounded by 16th-century-style floral scrolls.