VALSUANI BRONZE AUTHENTICATION
Passport Evidence: ‘Figlio di Carlo’
Claude Valsuani’s 1911 Italian passport provides independent governmental confirmation of his parentage, issued during the period when he was actively operating the Paris foundry.
Document Specifications
- Document Type: Kingdom of Italy passport
- Issue Date: May 19, 1911
- Issuing Authority: Messina
- Holder: Valsuani Claudio
- Age at Issue: Approximately 35 years
Key Text
“figlio di sig. Carlo”
Translation: “son of Mr. Carlo”
Physical Description
The passport includes:
- Portrait photograph of Claude with characteristic mustache
- Official stamps from the Kingdom of Italy
- Handwritten personal details in period calligraphy
- Official signatures and authentication marks
Evidential Significance
This document carries particular weight because:
- Passport applications required verification of identity and parentage through supporting documentation
- It represents state-issued identification, not private or informal records
- It was created in 1911, during the peak years of foundry operation
- It independently confirms the birth certificate’s identification of Carlo as father
- No reference to “Marcello” appears despite this being official family documentation
The 1911 date is especially significant: if “Marcello” had been Claude’s father or the foundry’s patriarch, this official government document (issued when the foundry was fully operational) would reflect that genealogy. Instead, we find only Carlo.
