A Dalmatian, Montenegrins and Clementine Women in Costume, 1842
US$252
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1842
Mapmaker / artist
Published by Giuseppe Antonelli
Publisher
Giuseppe Antonelli, Venice
Technique
Lithograph
Coloring
Hand colored
Sheet size
28 × 20 cm (11.0 × 7.9 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13061-106
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Light wear to the bottom right corner. Light age toning; light handling soiling along the edges and a few small spots in the margins. Printed image clean.
About this sheet
This original antique lithograph, colored by hand, comes from the Galleria Universale di Tutti i Popoli del Mondo (Venice, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1842). In the upper image a woman at left wears a blue headscarf, a long purple sleeveless coat over a white dress with embroidered sleeves, and yellow boots, carrying a basket and a pair of birds. At right a moustached man in a yellow cap, a purple robe and a long yellow cloak rests on a long gun, and beside him a woman in a white veil edged in yellow, a white dress and a red hem holds a sprig. In the lower image two women are shown by a tree: one standing with a distaff and spindle, in a white headdress set with round ornaments, a crimson jacket trimmed in yellow, a flowered apron and a blue skirt; the other seated in a white turban, a white dress and a long yellow edged coat, with a basket at her feet.
The top margin is lettered "Tom. IV" at left, "EUROPA" in the center and "Tav. 106" at right. The upper captions read "Dalmatino." (Dalmatian) and "Montenegrini" (Montenegrins), and the lower one "Donne Clementine" (Clementine women).
Dalmatia is the Adriatic coast of present day Croatia, and Montenegro lies just to the south. The Clementi, or Kelmendi, were a clan of the northern Albanian highlands near the Montenegrin border. Spinning with distaff and spindle while standing or walking was a common sight in the rural Balkans.
Spinning, weapons and embroidered dress give the plate plenty of detail for a collection of Balkan subjects.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
