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Porcelain Flower vase

Piratini Palace

Piratini Palace
Porto Alegre, Brazil

Specie of ceramic produced from a fine clay, quartz, feldspar and kaolin paste. Originally from China, this white, translucent, resistant and extremely versatile material revolutionized its distribution in European markets along the Silk Road. Marco Polo coined the term “porcellana” from the Italian porcellini, nickname for the shells found in the Venice's water.

Ornamental flower pot in white enamelled porcelain, rounded shape, predominantly white color. Floral motifs in shades of blue, green, orange, yellow, violet, brown and gold. It has a lower bar in fine gold line and decoration in the shape of petals in yellow and violet with blue contours. On the inside and on the top of the mouthpiece, there is a thread in a golden color as ornament.

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  • Title: Porcelain Flower vase
  • Type: Ceramics
Piratini Palace

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