Women of Chios and Paros with a Spinning Wheel, Hand Colored, 1842
€ 225
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-13061-149
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 handling wear to the bottom right corner; minor nicks along the right edge. Even age toning. A few small foxing spots in the margin.
About this sheet
An original antique lithograph, hand colored, from the Galleria Universale di Tutti i Popoli del Mondo (Venice, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1842). The upper image shows two women on a grassy hillside: on the left one seen from behind in a tall green cylindrical hat, white sleeves and a layered blue gray tunic over a blue skirt, pointing down with her right hand; on the right one in a pink pointed cap, a loose green smock and a yellow skirt, carrying a dark jug in her right hand and pointing with her left. The lower image shows two women before a stone wall with an arch and a hanging plant: on the left a woman in a white head cloth, green jacket and gray dress with pink stockings sits at a wooden spinning wheel, drawing out the thread; on the right a woman in a white veil, green apron and pink skirt stands winding yarn from a ball lying on the ground.
The top margin is lettered "Tav 149", "GRECIA" and "Tom IV". Under the upper image: "Donne dell'Isola di Scio" (Women of the island of Chios). Under the lower image: "Donne dell'Isola di Paros" (Women of the island of Paros).
Scio is the old Italian name for Chios, a large island in the eastern Aegean close to the coast of Asia Minor. Paros lies in the Cyclades and was known since antiquity for its fine white marble. Spinning and winding yarn at home were ordinary daily work for island women.
The soft greens and pinks give this plate a calm, domestic character.
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.
