Costume of a Venetian basket carrier or cestaruoli, 16th century. He wears a felt hat, linen tunic, apron and sturdy shoes and carries fruit in a basket on his head and two ducks. Mostly men from Brescia or Bergamo, they were employed by butchers and fish merchants. Within a decorative frame engraved by H. Catenacci and Fellmann. Woodblock engraving by Gerard Seguin and Huyot after a woodcut by Christoph Krieger from Cesare Vecellio’s 16th century Costumes anciens et modernes, Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondo, Firman Didot Ferris Fils, Paris, 1859-1860.

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