Plate, Theme and Variation

• Artist: Piero Fornasetti (Designer)
• Medium: Glazed earthenware
• Geographical Location: Milan, Italy
• Dates: ca. 1954
• Dimensions: 1/2 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (1.3 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm)
• Markings: On underside of base, transfer printed in black: "[human eye]/TEMA E/VARIAZIONI/4/[hand with paint brush]/FORNASETTI . MILANO/MADE IN ITALY".
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5H24, 1D
• Accession Number: 2005.37.5
• Image: 2005.37.5_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2008

Catalogue Description:
Small circular dished porcelain plate with transfer-printed decoration of a woman's face in black on white ground with eleven white dots scattered over face. Number 5 from 7 piece Tema e Variazioni series.