Fashion — 1886
Banner
Painted silk banner made for the 'Il Ticino Liberal-Conservative Club'. The Ferrari family of Ludiano, Canton Ticino in Switzerland donated this banner to the museum. A number of Italian speakers migrated to London from Ticino in the Swiss Alps. This painted silk banner was made for the Il Ticino Liberal-Conservative Club in 1886. The club was founded in 1884 by Stefano Gatti, co-owner of the Italian-Swiss Royal Adelaide Gallery restaurant, to encourage Ticinese migrants in London to vote Conservative in elections in their homeland. The banner's central panel is decorated with the colours of the Swiss and Ticinese flags with representations of Liberty and Justice as female classical figures. The border of the banner is illustrated with the coats of arms of Swiss cantons.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- 2001.67a
- Object name:
- banner
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Il Ticino Liberal-Conservative Club
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- Production date:
- 1886
- Material:
silk, paint, metal
- Measurements/duration:
- W 1940 mm, H 2330 mm
- Part of:
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
Presented by the Ferrari family of Ludiano, Canton Ticino, Switzerland.
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- License this image:
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