Tricolor Hankerchief
Item
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Title (Dublin Core)
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Tricolor Hankerchief
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Description (Dublin Core)
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In this square handkerchief, red white and green decreasing frames are surrounding the black and white allegorical image of Italy. She is portrayed as a standing woman, wearing a Phrygian heat, her feet on clouds, holding in her right a tricolor flag.
Beside this flag is a bunch of other five tricolor flags, while beside her left hand the shape of a shield bears the words "Lungi i tiranni stranieri! Lungi le divisioni interiori! Ritrovi l'Italia nell'unità l'antica forza e libertà". The sun is shining behind her head, and around its rays eleven smaller decreasing shields bears the names of Italian regional country seats; starting with Rome, we can read Milan, Turin, Genoa [?], Naples [?]... This item or a similar one was exhibit in Turin in 1961 [1] [2].
This allegorical image of Italy is different from the traditional one, which normally has a fortification as heat, and a star shining on her.
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[1] Archived link
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[2] Archived link
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Type (Dublin Core)
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en
Handkerchief
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Date (Dublin Core)
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1850 - 1860
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Spatial Coverage (Dublin Core)
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Italy
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Medium (Dublin Core)
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Printed silk
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Extent (Dublin Core)
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87 cm (W)
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87 cm (h)
