Name of Object:

Egyptian Pavilion of Chocolate and Cocoa Factories – Michele Talmone – Turin

Name in original language:

Padiglione Egiziano delle Fabbrichedi Cioccolato e Cacao – Michele Talmone – Torino

Location:

Gerano, Rome, Italy

Holding Institution:

The House of Antique Tin Boxes

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Holding Institution (original language):

La Casa delle Antiche Scatole di Latta

Date of Object:

1911

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Card

Provenance:

Italy

Description:

For the International Exhibition in Turin in 1911 the Talmone Company built an Egyptian Pavilion resembling an Egyptian temple. The architecture is a pastiche of ancient and oriental architectural elements. An interior stained-glass window shows a stunning view of the desert walked by a caravan.

Type of Object

Postcard

Citation of this web page:

Marina Minozzi "Egyptian Pavilion of Chocolate and Cocoa Factories – Michele Talmone – Turin" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;it;189;en

Prepared by: Marina Minozzi
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: IT2 047