Plate

1950-1960 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hard paste porcelain plate, without edge rim but with foot rim. Printed decoration in black simulating a wood engraving of a painter, within an oval frame which has the words 'Giorgio Barbarelli-Giorgione' at the base, surrounded by a variety of painter's equipment. The background entirely gilt.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard paste porcelain with printed and gilded decoration
Brief description
Plate, hard paste porcelain with printed and gilded decoration, blank made by Schönwald, designed by Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1950-1960.
Physical description
Hard paste porcelain plate, without edge rim but with foot rim. Printed decoration in black simulating a wood engraving of a painter, within an oval frame which has the words 'Giorgio Barbarelli-Giorgione' at the base, surrounded by a variety of painter's equipment. The background entirely gilt.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 25.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A christmas tree surmounted by a stylised crown above the word 'SCHOENWALD' (Printed in green)
  • A palette and two brushes, and a hand and brush (Printed in black)
  • '7' (Printed in black)
  • 'DITTORI ITALIANI' (Printed in black)
  • 'FRONASETTI: MILANO, MADE IN ITALY' (Printed in black)
  • A gilder's mark
Collection
Accession number
C.62-1985

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Record createdOctober 20, 2008
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