Tyrolean Woman of Pusterthal, Illyrian Women, Bridal Pair and Morlachs, 1842

This original antique lithograph, hand colored, comes from the Galleria Universale di Tutti i Popoli del Mondo (Venice, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1842). The upper image shows at the left a Tyrolean woman in a tall blue gray cap, black neckerchief, green bodice with a red panel and a blue apron over a yellow skirt, carrying a basket of fruit by a wooden fence. At the right two women stand arm in arm in white headcloths, white blouses and yellow aprons worked with stars and lozenges over red, gray and blue skirts. The lower image shows at the left a bridegroom in a fur cap with roses, a fur lined cloak and a white tunic embroidered in red and blue, a red sash, weapons tucked into his sash and an axe on his shoulder, beside the bride in a yellow head scarf with flowers and layers of embroidered aprons. At the right a man in a red fez, green jacket and tan breeches with a drawn saber walks with a woman in a red cap, white veil, green coat and striped apron.

The lettering reads "Tom IV" at the top left, "IMP. AUSTRIACO" at the center and "Tav 100" at the top right. Under the upper image: "Donna Tirolese di Pusterthal" (Tyrolean woman of the Pustertal) and "Donne Illiriche" (Illyrian women). Under the lower image: "Sposi Illirici" (Illyrian bride and groom) and "Morlacchi" (Morlachs).

The Pustertal is an Alpine valley of the Tyrol. In 1842 the Kingdom of Illyria was a crown land of the Austrian Empire, and Morlachs was the name then used for the people of the Dalmatian hinterland.

This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed.