Set of Plates
1950-59 (made)
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| Place of origin |
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.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain with printed decoration |
| 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. |
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| 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 | |
| Accession number | C.318, A, B-1983 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2006 |
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