Design for a Poster or Advertisement for the Venetian Jeweler Pallotti

ca. 1900–1920

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Design for a poster or advertisement for the Venetian jeweler Pallotti. The design consists of various compartments within a neo-Renaissance frame. Below the name of the jeweler an emblematic image of Piazza San Marco (the location of their store) is depicted, combined with a putto working on silver objects. To the right a compartment is depicted filled with text detailing the products offered in the shop. The text is written in French, indicating that it was meant for a foreign audience. It may have been directed at tourists visiting Venice, as Pallotti is one of the jewelers frequently mentioned in 19th and 20th-century travelers guides, or for one of the World's fairs, in which Pallotti took part multiple times. In the lower tier of the frame the symbol of Venice, a doge kneeling in front of the lion of Saint Mark, is combined with two compartments displaying items of jewelry.

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Title: Design for a Poster or Advertisement for the Venetian Jeweler Pallotti
Artist: A. Melo (Italian, active early 20th century)
Goldsmith: Pallotti (Italian, Venice 1846–1970)
Date: ca. 1900–1920
Medium: Pen and ink, watercolor, silver and gold paint
Dimensions: Sheet: 20 11/16 × 15 5/8 in. (52.6 × 39.7 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Gift of Bella C. Landauer, 1926
Object Number: 26.28.183
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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