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Il Pavone
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Fisheye Venice
The ancient wooden sign above the door reads "Zago," but this
long-established stationery shop is named Il Pavone ("The Peacock"). It's
on the Campiello dei Meloni at San Polo 1478, not too far from the Rialto Bridge.
Il Pavone makes and sells colorful "peacock" papers, journals, photo albums,
wax seals, decorative rubber stamps, and related gift items. If you're looking
for a stamp of your initial or a Venetian motif (such as the winged lion that my
wife wanted to buy), just ask the friendly, English-speaking proprietor to show
you his catalog. After you've picked your design, he'll make a rubber stamp on
the spot and test it with an inkpad before taking your money.
The owner's brother operates another Il Pavone store on the Fondamente Venier dei Leone in
Dorsoduro, near the Peggy Guggenheim art museum. It has an even larger
variety of products, including tote bags, boxes, neckties, etc. decorated with
the Venetian motifs that are used for Il Pavone's rubber stamps.
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