Catalogues, posters, labels, correspondence, photographs: the documents that carry the story of the Ambrosi house.
Fotografii
Gräfenberg, with the name Ambrosi written in vines
A view over Gräfenberg, with its terraced vineyards and the name «AMBROSI» formed by rows of vines on the crest. Along the edge of the print runs the handwritten note «Blick auf Gräfenberg …».
Sourcearhiva Ambrosi Gerhard Michael
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Work in the vineyard, with oxen and barrels
Work in the vineyard: two oxen draw a cart carrying two large barrels along an earth track, between vines tied to stakes. A man in a hat walks at the oxen’s head and two others follow; along the edge of the print runs the note «Arbeiten im Weinberg».
Sourcearhiva Ambrosi Gerhard Michael
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Young vine rows at Ambrosi & Fischer
The second old photograph from the Ambrosi & Fischer plantations: a man in a white shirt stands among the dense rows of young vines tied to stakes. The field stretches to the tree line on the horizon.
SourceCapitolul «Documente Ambrosi»
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The Știrbey nurseries building at Buftea
The white building of the Știrbey nurseries at Buftea, with the sign «PEPINIERELE ȘTIRBEY BUFTA» on the roof. In front, rose beds and flower arches frame a bench among the young saplings of the nursery.
SourceCapitolul «Documente Ambrosi»
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Sorting the harvest in the cellar
The interior of a shed where the harvest is sorted and packed: more than twenty workers place the bunches in wooden crates under a slatted roof. On the right, beside the scales, labelled crates stand ready for dispatch.
SourceCapitolul «Documente Ambrosi»
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Pruning in the Ambrosi vineyard
Pruning work in an Ambrosi vineyard: the vines grow tall, tied to stakes, and the workers climb ladders between the rows. On the ground stand the young stocks, cut back short.
SourceCapitolul «Documente Ambrosi»
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«Dr. Ambrosi, Mediaș» corkscrew
A metal pocket corkscrew, inscribed «Dr. Ambrosi» on one side and «MEDIAȘ» on the other, kept as an heirloom. The chrome surface is worn with use and the worm folds into the handle.