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Pin, Rolling

Object number2017.140.6

Made by Mr. Niccolini

OriginMonessen, PA

MediumWood; Varnish(?); Stain(?)

Credit LineGift of Cassandra Vivian

DescriptionCylindrical wood rolling pin. Medium brown wood with visible grain. Sides have been stained and/or varnished. Ends are unfinished wood. Length tapers slightly; hole through narrower end. Slight curve to the length.DimensionsLength x Diameter: 33.625 × 1.5 in. (85.4 × 3.8 cm)
Historical NotesWooden rolling pin made for the Parigi family in Monessen, Pennsylvania, by a Mr. Niccolini (first name not known). Apparently, Mr. Niccolini made these rolling pins for all the Tuscan families in Monessen. Part of a collection related to the Parigi family of Monessen. Italian immigrants Nazzareno Parigi and Carolina Paggini Parigi emigrated from Quarata in the Tuscan countryside of Italy in the early 20th century. While many Tuscan immigrants settled within the city of Pittsburgh and worked in the restaurant industry, the Parigi’s immigrated to rural Westmoreland County, and Nazzareno worked as a laborer for the Pittsburgh Steel Company. Like most Italian women of her era, Carolina was a homemaker and the rolling pin is typical of what would have been used in the kitchen to prepare her traditional Tuscan meals.

Previous owner Carolina Paggini Parigi

Previous owner Nazzareno Parigi

Related institution Pittsburgh Steel Company

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