Pasta/Soup Bowl, Simplified, Orvieto

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This simplified green pattern, on the Simplified-Design Pasta/Soup Bowl, is a reinterpretation of the classic Orvieto design. Even though … more DESCRIPTION
This simplified green pattern, on the Simplified-Design Pasta/Soup Bowl, is a reinterpretation of the classic Orvieto design. Even though simplified, this pattern still displays the singing rooster. This rooster, introduced by Deruta ceramicists in the early 20th century, has become a familiar icon in Italian 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