fragment, embroidered garment?

fragment, embroidered garment?

fragment, embroidered garment?

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Introduction

A piece of beige silk embroidered with floral motifs. Collected by G.C. Beltrami in Wisconsin in 1823. Around 1856, Beltrami's nephew donated several objects, including this one, to the Civic Library of Bergamo. Later the collection was transferred to the Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali, its current location.

Nation of Maker: Unknown
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation

Materials

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

Techniques or Format

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

Motifs and Patterns

Floral motifs.

Other Notes

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)]

Dimensions: 103 × 87 × 0 cm
Condition: good
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: grasac_1536
Collection at Current Location: Collezione Beltrami
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1850s
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: The Civic Library of Bergamo
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1823
Collection Narratives and Histories

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.

Exhibition History

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.

Sources to Learn More

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

GKS Reference Number: 24731
Record Creation Context

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.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researcher present: Emanuela Rossi.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.6, -71.9

Source of Information about Places

n the Beltrami Collection Catalogue, the author, Leonardo Vigorelli, defines "Upper Mississippi" the Cultural Area of Origin.