Sicilian cart (carretto siciliano)
Dateca. 1900
Place madePALERMO, SICILY, ITALY, Europe
Mediumwood, metal, paint
DimensionsOverall: 14 7/16 x 39 3/16 x 13 3/4 in. (36.7 x 99.5 x 34.9 cm)
ClassificationsTransportation
Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection
Object numberA.1981.1.376
DescriptionTraditional colorful and ornately painted Sicilian festival cart. Metal lined wood wheels. Two human faced lions, one "trinacria" (Sicilian emblem), wrought iron shaped into plant birds, mermaids, human heads, and flowers, inscribed "Strada gnazzio comiso." The cart seems much smaller than the typical horse drawn ones, so it may be only indended as decoration.On View
Not on view
Artist unrecorded
late 1980s- 1990s
Artist unrecorded
Pedro Antonio Fresquis
ca. 1680-1700
