Mid 20th-Century Italian Terraglia Bianca Ceramic “Woven” Tray Basket

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Excellent Pre-Owned Condition.

Dreamy looking Italian terraglia bianca ceramic “woven basket" handcrafted to mimic natural wooden reed. Pattern is done … more Excellent Pre-Owned Condition.

Dreamy looking Italian terraglia bianca ceramic “woven basket" handcrafted to mimic natural wooden reed. Pattern is done in an over and under lattice “weave” with nicely sized, thick braided handles. Embodying an Italian sense of rustic refinement, it’s an absolutely striking complement to any tablescape, as a centerpiece, or a fabulous tabletop/countertop fruit tray.
Due to its handcrafted nature, it is not a perfect round shape and measures 13½” x 13” x 6” W/D/H (height includes handles); height excluding handles 3¼”; interior 12½” x 12¾” W/D; weight 3 lbs. 12 oz.; handcrafted of durable terraglia bianca ceramic from northern Italy; finished with a glossy milky glaze. In excellent condition with minimal wear. A gorgeous piece that will complement any style, any space and it's in search of a great new home, yours perhaps?

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Did You Know?
The Italian version of Creamware is known as terraglia, or creta all'uso inglese (earthenware in the English manner). Creamware is a cream-colored refined earthenware with a lead glaze over a pale body, known in France as faïence fine, in the Netherlands as Engels porselein, and in Italy as terraglia inglese. It was created about 1750 by the potters of Staffordshire, England, who refined the materials and techniques of salt-glazed earthenware towards a finer, thinner, whiter body with a brilliant glassy lead glaze, which proved so ideal for domestic ware that it supplanted white salt-glaze wares by about 1780. It was popular until the 1840s. Creamware is made from white clays combined with an amount of calcined flint. This body is the same as that used for salt-glazed stoneware, but it is fired to a lower temperature and glazed with lead to form a cream-colored earthenware. The white clays ensured a fine body and the addition of flint improves its resistance to thermal shock during firing, while flint added to the glaze helps prevent crazing. less