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Name of Object:

Egyptian Furniture of the Italian Giuseppe Parvis Living in Cairo [Paris Exhibition, 1878]

Name in original language:

Mobili egiziani del'italiano Giuseppe Parvis dimorante al Cairo

Location:

Rome, Italy

Holding Institution:

National Central Library

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Holding Institution (original language):

Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale

Date of Object:

1878

Description:

Giuseppe Parvis, who emigrated from Italy to Egypt, began extensive production of elegant furniture adapted to Arabian taste and decorated with mother-of-pearl and metal inserts. He won awards for his work at the Universal Exhibitions of Paris in 1867, Vienna and Philadelphia. Giuseppe Parvis is an example of successful businessman who successfully adapted to the Egyptian market. He was able to run laboratories with 50 workers and trained a large number of students in ebony furniture making. Over the span of 20 years he introduced and sold furniture to Arabian people who traditionally did not possess such furniture, using an Arabic style and taste and by using woods found in the East, Egypt and China.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

L'Esposizione di Parigi del 1878 illustrata, Sonzogno Editore, 1878, p. 632.

Additional Copyright Information:

Copyright image: Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Roma.

Citation of this web page:

Marina Minozzi "Egyptian Furniture of the Italian Giuseppe Parvis Living in Cairo [Paris Exhibition, 1878]" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;it;215;en;N

Prepared by: Marina Minozzi
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: IT2 073

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