silk, beige; commercial cotton or linen thread; yarn, coloured

A piece of silk embroidered with coloured thrad. There are two holes at one end.

Floral motifs.

Vigorelli in the Beltrami s Collection catalogue states that it "potrebbe trattarsi di un manufatto indotto dalla presenza di Suore Orsoline nelle colonie francesi d'America ed eseguito da donne indiane. I colori, i motivi e il gusto del ricamo rimandano ad influenze francesi". (p.52)
[may be an artifact induced by the presence of the Ursuline Sisters in the French colonies of America and performed by Indian women. The colors, patterns and embroidery evoke the taste of French influences. (p.52)]

Collected by G.C. Beltrami from Wisconsin in 1823. Beltrami's collection catalogue states that around 1856, Beltrami's nephew donated several objects to the Civic Library of Bergamo, which were later transferred to the Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali.

The Beltrami Collection was exhibited in Florence in 1929 during the "Prima Esposizione Nazionale di Storia delle Scienze" (First National Exposition of History of Sciences"). In 1973, during a celebration of the Beltrami exhibit, Glauco Luchetti donated three objects from his own collection, which were located in Beltrami's last house in Filottrano, to the "Museo Civico E. Caffi". In 1987 the collection was used in the exhibit entitled "Missisippi 1823. Oggetti indiani raccolti da G. Costantino Beltrami" in the Galleria Lorenzelli in Bergamo.

Leonardo Vigorelli, Gli Oggetti indiani raccolti da G.Costantino Beltrami, Civico Museo E. Caffi, Bergamo, 1987.

This record was created by Emanuela Rossi after a trip funded by GRASAC to the Museo Civico E. Caffi in Bergamo, Italy in October 2008.

Researcher present: Emanuela Rossi.