Giuseppe Capovilla trade catalog manuscript

Collection — Container: Doc-72

Identifier: Doc-72

Scope and Contents

Brightly colored ink and watercolor designs for Italian Roman Catholic ecclesiastical furnishings. Includes baldachins, monstrances, sanctuary lamps, candelabra, canopies, garlands, vases, finials, trophies, catafalques, censers, processional crosses, altar fittings, reliquaries, chandeliers, holy water containers, aspergilla, processional arches, organ cases, festoons, processional lanterns, crowns, frames for holding text and cards, and tabernacles. Each leaf and each pictured item is numbered, leading to the conjecture that this item is either a collection of original drawings for a projected, printed trade catalog, or a collection of designs for a craftsman.

Dates

Creation: 1848 - 1852

Creator

Capovilla, Giuseppe (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.

Biographical / Historical

Nothing is known about Giuseppe Capovilla, who apparently worked in or near Venice, Italy, in the middle of the 19th century.

Full Extent

1 Volumes (56 leaves) : color illustrations ; 20 x 25 cm

Language of Materials

Italian

Metadata Rights Declarations

License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license.

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

A transcription and translation of this document is available at this repository, at the external link below.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acc. 82x269; purchased from Charles B. Wood.

Physical Description

Bound in marbled paper boards (binding has been mended). Drawings are on paper watermarked "FINSOU & BLOSSAU, EDENBURG" and "J832."

Design drawings are numbered, although some inserts at the front and back are not numbered.