PLACE REPRESENTED: Venice , Italy
ITEM: T Shirt
NOTES: Venezia, Italy. There is no mistaking that. It is quite stylish though with the gondola quite vivid in its multi-coloured embroidery. The Italians famous for the their clothes had this made in Bangladesh though “designed” in Italy.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2017
MADE FROM: cotton
MADE IN: Bangladesh
MANUFACTURER: San Marco
DIMENSIONS: kids XL
PLACE REPRESENTED: Abruzzo , Italy
ITEM: Ashtray
NOTES: “Ricordo d’ Abruzzo”. A “Remembrance of Abruzzo. This is a simple but stylishly detailed copper ashtray from the Italian region on the Adriatic..
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: Copper
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 14.5cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Venice , Italy
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: A sailors (or naval) cap indicating the former maritime trading nation of Venezia. Fair call. Water is still a part of life there and many sailors were from there or worked for the Venetians (as we all know).
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: cotton or polyester
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 58cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Trieste , Italy
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: An elaborate (as you would expect from the Italians) wall ornament depicting Miramare castle 8 km north-west of Trieste (or Trst as it is known to Croatians, well, it was an Illyrian settlement a long, long time ago). Castello di Miramare (or the Castle of Miramare), located about 8 km north-west of Trieste, with a commanding presence over the Gulf of Trieste, is a majestic castle (with a surrounding park, the Park of Miramare) built from 1856 to 1860 for Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian and his wife, Charlotte (the Austrian Habsburgs controlled the early 1500s until after World War 1). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miramare_Castle
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: steel , ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 29cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Venice , Italy
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: A elaborate, detailed (and very Italian) wall plate depicting some of the famous sites of Venice, the city of 117 small islands, separated by canals and linked by bridges.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 24cm diameter.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Abruzzo , Italy
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: “Ricordo d’ Abruzzo”. A “Rembrance of Abruzzo. A contented woman working in a kitchen. A celebration of the traditional. Abruzzo is a region of Italy in Southern Italy (around the middle of the boot on the eastern side). Fiercely proud (at least the ones I know are) they are neither northern nor southern. Quite beautiful the area is less well known to foreign tourists than the usual staples of Italian tourism.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: Copper
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 24cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Castiglione di Sicilia , Italy
ITEM: Ashtray
NOTES: Castiglione di Sicilia is a small municipality 160 km east of Palermo in Sicily. The structure depected is Cannizzu (XII century), a cylindrical tower, which is the symbol of the town of Castiglione.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 14cm diameter x 4cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Montenars , Italy
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: A magnificent souvenir celebrating the town of Montenars in Italy’s northern Alpine region (in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia). The souvenir depicts a climbing pick and rope (naturally enough for the area) with a excellent inlay containing a picture of the town, assorted flora and a miniature traditional Alpino hat common to the area. Wonderfully evocative and from a time when souvenirs had a little thought.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: wood , steel , cloth
MADE IN: Italy probably
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 43cm long x 18cm wide x 4cm deep
PLACE REPRESENTED: Tuscany , Italy
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: Toscana, Italia, more commonly known to us as Tuscany, Italy. The major towns in the region are written around the cap edge, Lucca, Firenze (Florence), Siena, Pisa.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 200s
MADE FROM: cotton
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: Polifemoeye
DIMENSIONS: adult adjustable size.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Venice , Italy
ITEM: Display Plate
NOTES: A well detailed plate depicting Venice’s St Mark’s Square surrounded by pictures of all the major historical towns of Italy. This is beautifully detailed. Perhaps the extra detail is a result of it being fashioned and made in Italy?
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: Porcelain
MADE IN: Italy
MANUFACTURER: Fontebasso
DIMENSIONS: 19cm diameter
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