1 .- Where does this name come from "Pepita"?
2 .- Why baptize with this name the decoration of a crystal model?
If you consult this word in the Google translator, you get the following answers for the English language: Nugget / Pip / Seed. Effectively this Spanish word has that meaning; the translation is correct. But if one is Spanish (or if you consult a good dictionary) the first meaning you give to this word is that of a woman's name.
In Spain the men called JOSEF can be colloquially called PEPE (and these are very common names) so a woman called JOSEFINE is also known as PEPA and when they are young they are called with the decreasing ones: PEPITO or PEPITA according to be a boy or a girl
We think therefore that the name "PEPITA" of the Rindskopf crystal, refers to a woman's name and not a vegetable element.
But if so, who could this Miss PEPITA be in whose honor this model was baptized?
The Spanish references in the Rindskopf house are evident with series such as: GRANADA - ALHAMBRA - "PEPITA" ... This is explained if we understand that in the 19th century and as a result of the spirit of "Romanticism" Spain and the Spanish were "fashionable" for their "exoticism" and historical backwardness so close. While intellectuals, writers and artists from all over Europe visited Spain attracted by this imaginary "Romantic", brought by this fashion Spanish artists returned the visit by walking through Europe and triumphing on their stages.
One of these artists was: "Pepita de Oliva" an Andalusian dancer who triumphed in the theaters of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Russia settling in Berlin (all this in the 1850's).
We think it is in memory of this dancer that the name "PEPITA" was used.
**You can look for information on the Internet about
Pepita de Oliva and you may find reasonable what has been an intuition, which could answer the questions asked.
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