Ashtray
mid 20th century (made)
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Hard-paste porcelain ashtray with decoration of a coat of arms printed in gold on the well, showing a cock standing on a mound, surmounted by three stars and beneath the words "Sans Sonci". The words "Restaurant" and "Roma" are printed above and below the arms.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain with printed decoration in gold |
| Brief description | Ashtray, hard-paste porcelain with printed decoration in gold, made by Richard Ginori, Italy, mid 20th century. |
| Physical description | Hard-paste porcelain ashtray with decoration of a coat of arms printed in gold on the well, showing a cock standing on a mound, surmounted by three stars and beneath the words "Sans Sonci". The words "Restaurant" and "Roma" are printed above and below the arms. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Richard Ginori / Porcellana / Italy' (Printed in underglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr Eduardo Paolozzi |
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| Bibliographic reference | Frescobaldi Malenchini, Livia ed. With Balleri, Rita and Rucellai, Oliva, ‘Amici di Doccia Quaderni, Numero VII, 2013, The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection’, Edizioni Polistampa, Firenze, 2014
p. 128, Cat. 118
118. Ashtray with coat-of-arms for
the Sans Souci restaurant in Rome
1960-1980
Richard-Ginori
“Ariston” porcelain with decal decoration in black and gold
10x10 cm
on the back a blue stamp with a snake and crown and two stars, “RICHARD-GINORI/ PORCELLANA ARISTON/
ITALY/ 81 R”
inv. C.8-1981
gift: Mr Eduardo Paolozzi
This ashtray, which was given to the museum by the sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi, is an example of the Ginori industrial production made for the Sans Souci restaurant in Rome. The name of the restaurant is written like a motto on the ribbon under the coat-of-arms. Specially ordered porcelain objects decorated with decals with publicity for hotels, cafés, and coffee houses were first made at Ginori in the second half of the 19th century. Since then the company has continued to develop a range of products with shapes and weights especially designed for this type of clientele (CHIOSTRINI MANNINI 2005, p. 26-27, 71-76; CASPRINI 2007, p. 85-86,MURONI 2011, p. 150 fig. 7 and 156 fig. 17). In the early 1960s, for this purpose they developed a type of stoneware ceramic that was particularly resistant to breakage, scratching and machine washing which was identified with the brand name of “Ariston” porcelain (AMD, arm. 5, palch. 4, Brochures of the 1940s,1950s, brochure Porcellana Ariston) and was used to make this ashtray.
O.R.
Bibliography: unpublished |
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| Accession number | C.8-1981 |
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| Record created | October 10, 2008 |
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