DepartmentEurope
Sicilian cart (carretto siciliano)
NameCart
CultureSicilian
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)
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.
CA 1960, STAFF
late 1980s- 1990s
Artist Not Recorded
Artist Not Recorded
CA 1965, STAFF
Pedro Antonio Fresquis
