Summary
Panettone container brought out to Australia by Laura Mecca in 1990 during one of her visits home to Italy. Panettone is the traditional Christmas cake of Milan, in northern Italy, where it originated over 200 years ago. It was manufactured by Motta.
Physical Description
Circular cardboard box with lid, once bright blue now faded. The box has metal eyelets around the top which have string threaded through them. There is text and a logo printed on the box in white and a label has been stuck onto one side.
More Information
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Collection Names
Museums Victoria/Italian Historical Society Co.As.It Collection
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Collecting Areas
Home & Community, Migration & Cultural Diversity, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Laura Mecca, 15 Aug 1994
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Place Made
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User
Mrs Laura Mecca, Carlton, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1990
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Inscriptions
Lid: (embossed) SCAT ITAL Puvret MILANO/ (handwritten in pen) D ohtchi Box: A/ALEMAGNA/ MILANO/PACCO 4/P.gr 2000 (printed in white) Label on box: PESO NETTO Gr (printed in yellow) 1480 (stamped in black) PESO LORDO Gr (printed in yellow) 2000 (stamped in black) /ALEMAGNA/MILANO/ No 66840 (printed in yellow)/ Destinatario (printed in yellow) SIG. MA VIAGGIANI SIMONA (stamped in black)/ Via (printed in yellow) SOLA SAIFA MARIA 9stamped in black0/ Destinazione (printed in yellow) LA SADRALENA/ Prov (printed in yellow) SARDEGNA (stamped in black)/ SPEDITO (printed in yellow) SOC. RIVA & MARIANI (stamped in black)/ PER (printed in yellow) VIA FATEBENEFRATELAH 5 ILANO (stamped in black)/ PACCO DONO/ Contiene: PANETTONE E DOLEIUMIVARI (printed in yellow)
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Classification
Cultural identity, Ethnicity - cultural practices, Food & drink production
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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References
See exhibition file for details.
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Keywords
Ablutions, Domestic Equipment, Italian Communities, Italian Immigration, Personal Effects, Toilet Requisites, Working Life
