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Porcelain Decorative plate

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.

Plate made of white enameled porcelain. Square base, on top of this a wide circular pedestal in the lower segment, tapering in the center and widening in the upper part, decorated with golden lines. The body of the piece is circular, concave in shape, painted with polychrome floral motifs, both on the outside and on the inside. The outer edge is golden with a dotted band. It has gold metal handles, bent in a spiral. In the center, a taper pin that joins the top to the pedestal.

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  • Title: Porcelain Decorative plate
  • Type: Ceramics
Piratini Palace

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