Title: una pentola di pace vale una di guerra
abstract: italian political cartoon shows a group of men in the center of the background, they are blindfolded delegates to the congress of berlin, in the front is otto von bismarck labeled "prussia", behind him is aleksandr gorchakov labeled "russia" and gyula andrássy labeled "austria", others in the group are labeled "italy", "francia", and "spagna". They are holding sticks with which they hope to break one of the two large overturned pots (pinatas) shown in the foreground. The pinata pot on the left is labeled "pace" and standing next to it is a men labeled "inglese"; the pinata pot on the right is labeled "guerra" and standing next to it is an elderly turkish man. There is a sword blade or bayonet extending from beneath the peace pot and an olive branch extending from beneath the war pot. In the background, on the left, standing behind a barrier, are representatives of middle and far eastern countries, and standing behind a barrier on the right are representatives of european countries. Physical description: 1 print: chromolithograph; sheet 41. 5 x 59. 5 cm. Notes: illus. From: le perroquet, journal politique charivarique illustré colorié, 6me année dimanche 30 juin 1878, n. 26; supplemento al papagallo, n. 26, anno vi.;caption: inglese-- yes, io tutto tremare. Per me oscura quistion!. Se rompe pignatta pace. Yes, pace! se rompere pignatta guerra. Sempre pace. Quistione me avere imbrogliato. Yes, aver perduta tramontana! / turco-- rompete pure. Per me non resta che dire: salamelic.;letterpress newsprint of title page and back page printed on verso.;forms part of: popular graphic art print filing series (library of congress).;title from item. Date: 1878.
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