The "Vespasian and Titus" tapestry
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]Tapestry “Vespasian and Titus”Atelier Erulo Eroli (1854-1916), Rome, ItalyWool, basse – lisse technique; 277 x 196 cm1913[/stag_toggle] The tapestry is a handmade fabric made of wool, wool with silk, silk with gold or silver threads, with polychrome decor, executed on a vertical (haute lisse) or horizontal (basse lisse) loom. The decorative motifs are […]
King Ferdinand's Mantle
The royal mantle, one of the symbols of Romanian royalty, along with the royal crown, the mace, the royal flag and the royal cipher, represents one of the most valuable pieces of the collection of the Peleș National Museum. A symbol of supreme authority, the mantle is a piece of apparatus, representative of the coronation ceremony. King Ferdinand was the first king of Romania who preferred to […]
Baptism Diaper
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]Prince Carol’s Baptismal DiaperAuthor: Queen Elizabeth, 1894Frivolité lace, bobbin lace; silk, cotton, crochet; macraméDimensions: 74 x 76 cm[/stag_toggle] Queen Elizabeth, the first sovereign of Romania, is known and appreciated for her rich literary and cultural activity. As a patron of the arts, she practiced and cultivated handicrafts, especially the making of lace with […]
Queen Mary's Mantle
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Details about the piece” state=”closed”]The Coronation Mantle of Queen Mariaproject Costin Petrescu,author Elena Niculescu Frunzeanulabrass, silk, gold thread, ermine, semi-precious stones263 cm x 314 cm[/stag_toggle] The coronation of King Ferdinand I and Queen Maria, as sovereigns of Greater Romania, was to consecrate the act of Union of December 1, 1918. The chosen place did not […]
Triumphal entry into Rome of Emperor Vespasian and Titus
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]Tapester cardboard “The Triumphal Entry into Rome of Emperor Vespasian and Titus” Atelier Erulo Eroli (1854 – 1916), Rome painting on cotton reps 1913 277/266 cm[/stag_toggle] “The Triumphal Entry into Rome of Emperor Vespasian and Titus” is part of the series of tapestries with a historical subject, “The Conquest […]
Fruit Picking
[stag_toggle style=”normal” title=”Piece details” state=”closed”]Tapestry “The Fruit Picking” Atelier Aubusson, France tapestry; basse – lisse; wool 2/2 18th century after the cartoons of the French painter François Boucher 390 x 180 cm[/stag_toggle] Tapestry is defined as a fabric made of wool, wool with silk, silk with gold or silver threads, with polychrome decoration, executed on a vertical loom (haute-lisse) […]