Raspberry cut silk velvet, with stenciled pattern of gold and bands of blue ribbon
46¹⁄₂ in. (118.1 cm.) long, 57 in. (144.8 cm.) wide, overall

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 9 November 1999, lot 43.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.

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Maria Monaci Gallenga (1880-1944) was an intellectual, artist and fashion designer who drew on history for inspiration. Gallenga designed her own textiles to achieve her ideal effect and developed her own innovative printing technique to impart her fluid and harmonious designs onto the fabric. Together with her husband, University of Rome Professor Peter Gallenga, she developed a metallic pigment from a mixture of brass, copper and zinc that could then be block printed or brushed onto a fabric of her choice. Most often the Mediterranean native opted to work with bisso, a fine, lightweight linen; but she was also known to utilize this technique onto more sumptuous fabrics such as velvet, as seen in the present lot.