About Antico Setificio Fiorentino
Founded in 1786, the Antico Setificio Fiorentino represents the uninterrupted continuation of one of the oldest Florentine Arts, the Art of Silk. By the fourteenth century, silk was the source of wealth and importance for many noble Florentine families, who created an enduring economy of fortune within Florence by producing and trading the precious material. Innovation continued, and around the middle of the eighteenth century some of the noble Florentine families decided to establish a single workshop that would regroup all of the looms, patterns and fabrics previously ...Read More
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Curtains and Valances
Silk
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Curtains and Valances
Silk
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Curtains and Valances
Silk
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Curtains and Valances
Cotton, Silk
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Curtains and Valances
Linen, Silk
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Curtains and Valances
Silk
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Curtains and Valances
Silk
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Curtains and Valances
Linen, Silk
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Curtains and Valances
Linen, Silk
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Curtains and Valances
Silk
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Curtains and Valances
Linen, Silk
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Curtains and Valances
Cotton, Silk
More About Antico Setificio Fiorentino
The 18th century looms of the Antico Setificio Fiorentino.
The historical warper designed by Leonardo da Vinci in action at the Antico Setificio Fiorentino.
The warp with more than thousand threads being set in the loom by hand.
The 1850's semi mechanical machine used to prepare the weft of all fabrics.
Detail of a golden warp in a 1700 hand loom.
Completing the phase involved in preparing the warp of the Ermisino fabric in a semi mechanical loom from 1850.
View of the Guicciardini hand loom from 1700.
Detail of the Michelangelo brocade weaved in a hand loom from the 1700s.
The Antico Setificio Fiorentino's showroom in Florence, Italy.
The entrance of the factory in Florence’s historical city center.