Mezzaro Wall Hanging, c. 1840, with Brilliant Colors • Palampore quaterfoil Height 9 Width 4

Height  9 Width 4

62 3/4" h x 54" w x 22" d

having fanned foliate crest

Figures in a desert

Mezzaro Wall Hanging, c. 1840, with Brilliant Colors • Palampore quaterfoil Height 9 Width 4A lovely large Mezzaro wall hanging, c. 1840, typical of Genoa, early 19th Century. Having classic palampore motif of a mound and try of life densely loaded with flowers and birds in an exotic taste, framed by a large flowered border of peonies, roses, and carnations on branches with peacocks, insects, butterflies and birds. 138 x 67 Hanging in two strips of cotton sewn before printing on a wooden board in eight colors, mauve, red, yellow, blue,