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28 December 1900 — Ca’ Capello, Venice | |
Friday. 28th [December 1900]. I went to Vicenza by 8.45 train from here accompanied by Mr Montalba & Mrs Hulton. Cortelazzo met us at the station in a cab & we drove to the Hotel de Roma– Had coffee & then Mr Montalba & Mrs H. went sight seeing. I accompanied Cortelazzo to his house & sat in his parlour talking to him. I arranged to buy of him the vase he made originally for a teapot & afterwards altered. I gave him 1000 lire on acct. It is one of his best works, even the iron being repoussé—& was made for one of a tea set he made for a Russian at St Petersburgh– He thought that as the set was for 24 people he must make the teapot in proportion & so it was too huge to lift besides that the iron repoussé the Russian not understanding the value of the work refused to have it, saying it would be impossible to keep the inside of the pot clean– I made him add a stand & a handle instead of the spout & it is now a fine thing. I promised him £60 for it. At 12 o’cl we walked back to the Hotel & he gave us an excellent luncheon. Then I went to the Olympic Theatre with Mrs Hulton & Mr M—& afterwards to the museum with her while Mr Montalba went to his bootmaker– it appears he has had his boots made in Vicenza for the last 10 years. We rejoined Cortelazzo at the Cafe Nazionale & I sat there talking to him while Mrs Hulton paid a visit. It came on to rain abt 4 but I went off with Mr Montalba to walk & to see the “lovely little palazzo” N’est pas rose sans épine. I paid a visit to old Levis the silk weaver who brought out some lovely old patterns of stuffs he used to make in bygone days– He said he does nothing now & regrets the change in the taste from the good old times. His shop is still filled in the old way with wood cupboards all round & sliding doors & the one in which the church stuffs was kept had a cross &c painted on it in black. The old Sr Levis was very flattered at my visit altho’ I bought nothing of him. We parted with Cortelazzo & his scholar Angelo at the door of the Roma & we went to the station in the omnibus & left by 5.25 train to return to Venice which we reached at 6.45. I went straight to bed on getting home being very tired. | |
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