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Set of plates
Fornasetti, Piero, born 1913 - died 1988 - Enlarge image
Set of plates
- Place of origin:
Germany (made)
- Date:
1950-59 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Fornasetti, Piero, born 1913 - died 1988 (designer)
Eschenbach (maker) - Materials and Techniques:
Hard-paste porcelain with printed decoration
- Museum number:
C.318, A, B-1983
- Gallery location:
Factory Ceramics, room 140, case 4, shelf 4 [Plate [2]]
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain & Europe, room 139, case 42, shelf 5 [Plate [1], Plate [3]]
Physical description
Three plates each with black monochrome printed decoration showing a circular newsprint-type close-up of a face. C.318-1983 with a design showing a circular newsprint-type close-up of a face torn in to nine pieces. C.318A-1983 with a design of a newspaper blow-up showing eyes, nose and a mouth. C.318B-1983 with a design of a newspaper blow-up of a quarter face repeated five times in rotation.
Place of Origin
Germany (made)
Date
1950-59 (made)
Artist/maker
Fornasetti, Piero, born 1913 - died 1988 (designer)
Eschenbach (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Hard-paste porcelain with printed decoration
Marks and inscriptions
An eye, a hand with a pen 'TEMA E VARIAZIONI FORNASETTI MILANO MADE IN ITALY', and the plate's number within the series printed in black over a crown, 'ESCHENBACH SELB GERMANY' printed in green.
Dimensions
Diameter: 26.2 cm
Descriptive line
Porcelain,Italy, designed by Piero Fornassetti and printed onto blanks made by Eschenbach, Selb, Germany; 1950-1959
Materials
Hard paste porcelain
Techniques
Glazed; Printed
Categories
Ceramics
Collection code
CER
