Set of Plates

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Artist/Maker	Eschenbach (maker) Fornasetti, Piero (designer)
Place of origin	Germany (made)

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.

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Category	Ceramics
Object type	Set of plates
Parts	This object consists of 3 parts. Plate Plate Plate
Materials and techniques	Hard-paste porcelain with printed decoration Hard Paste Porcelain Printed Glazed
Brief description	Porcelain,Italy, designed by Piero Fornassetti and transfer-printed in black enamel onto blanks made by Eschenbach, Selb, Germany; 1950-1959
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.
Dimensions	Diameter: 26.2cm (Note: Each plate) Height: 3cm (Note: Each plate)
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. (On reverse)
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.318, A, B-1983

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Record created	March 24, 2006
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O122317/set-of-plates-fornasetti-piero/

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