An Italian silk firm on the international market : the Scotis of Pescia, 1815-1860

Author

Tolaini, Roberto

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Textile history. 1994, Num. 1, Vol. 25, 79-113, 2 ill.

ISSN

0040-4969

Abstract (en)

Highlights the way in which commercial and financial links between Italian silk firms and international merchants and manufacturers were able to develop in the first half of the 19th c. and to contribute to a better knowledge of the Italian silk producer's role on international markets. A case study is analyzed, that of a Tuscan silk firm, the Scotis of Pescia.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Decorative arts -- Textiles and costume -- Italy
• Silk
• Italy
• 1800-1900
• Manufacture
• Scoti family, 18th-19th cs.
• Pescia (ITA)
• Exportation
• Commerce
• Textiles

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Arts décoratifs -- Textiles et costume -- Italie
• Soie
• Italie
• 1800-1900
• Fabrication
• Scoti, famille, 18~e-19~e s.
• Pescia (ITA)
• Exportation
• Commerce
• Textiles

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19950101-00309376

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