Ulpia
Teapot and Cover
1955 (designed), middle 20th century (made)
1955 (designed), middle 20th century (made)
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Tea pot and cover of porcelain, and orange and white under a clear glaze.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Ulpia (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain and glazed |
| Brief description | 'Ulpia' tea pot and cover of porcelain, and orange and white under a clear glaze, designed by Giovanni Gariboldi 1955, made by Richard Ginori Spa, Milan, middle 20th century. |
| Physical description | Tea pot and cover of porcelain, and orange and white under a clear glaze. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Società Ceramica Richard Ginori |
| 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. 126, Cat. 116
116. Ulpia tea set
1954
Giovanni Gariboldi (1908-1971)for Richard-Ginori
porcelain decorated in monochrome red
teapot h 12,5; creamer h 14; sugar bowl diam. 10
cm; tea cup diam. 9,5 cm; saucer diam. 14 cm
on the back a blue crown; in black/Richard-Ginori;
in blue/ Made in Italy
inv. CIRC.150 to C.153A-1960
gift: Società Ceramica Richard-Ginori
The Ulpia tea set was presented at the tenth Triennale in Milan in 1954 together with the Donatella coffee set (cat. 117) and other new creations by the same designer who was at the time the artistic director at Richard-Ginori. The fluid, aerodynamic shape is the main characteristic of this model which aims at combining formal elegance and fashionable style. The jury at the Triennale awarded Gariboldi an honourable mention for another set, called Adriana, which was inspired by the same basic principles perhaps because they felt that Ulpia indulged excessively in the aesthetic. It is interesting, however, to note that Richard-Ginori decided to manufacture Donatella and Ulpia and left Adriana in the limbo of prototypes. The technical drawings of Ulpia and its variation, Ofelia are in the archives of the Museo di Doccia (RUCELLAI 2007, p. 74-75). The bright red colour highlights the modern lines of the shape but the set was also available in the pastel colours that were more usual for the porcelain designed by Gariboldi in the 1930s and 1940s; a version in grey is in the Museo di Doccia (CEFARIELLO GROSSO 1988, p. 198-199, fig. 196, cat. 110 and CAVAGNA DI GUALDANA 2010, p. 162-163), and a sea green version is in the Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche in Faenza (inv. 7152-7157). Another example in red is in the Museo Civico della Ceramica di Nove (L. Melegati, in THÈ, CAFFÈ E CIOCCOLATA
2001, p. 54, cat. 86 and PORCELAIN IN ARCHITECTURE,
DESIGN 2010, p. 123, cat. 34).
O.R.
Bibliography: unpublished |
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| Accession number | CIRC.150&A-1960 |
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| Record created | October 24, 2008 |
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