Dinner Plate, Simplified, Orvieto

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This deep green leaf pattern featured on the Simplified-Design Dinner Plate, originating from Orvieto, circa the 12th century, displays … more DESCRIPTION
This deep green leaf pattern featured on the Simplified-Design Dinner Plate, originating from Orvieto, circa the 12th century, displays the singing rooster. This rooster, introduced by Deruta ceramicists in the early 20th century, has become a familiar icon in Italian ceramics and Majolica pottery.

ARTISAN STORY
Orvieto Green Rooster – This pattern from Biordi Art Imports is one of Italy’s oldest dinnerware designs; “il Buon Gallo,” of the Good Rooster, is known to bring good luck and prosperity to the home that keeps it! This style originated during the 13th century in Orvieto, a quaint and magical town on top of a volcanic plateau in Italy. In the Renaissance, Orvieto ceramics and Maiolica were often associated with green colorations. less