Plate, Theme and Variation

Piero Fornasetti

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Piero Fornasetti (Italian, 1913–1988). Plate, Theme and Variation, ca. 1954. Glazed earthenware, 1/2 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (1.3 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Jane Adams Breed, 2005.37.6. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Plate, Theme and Variation

Date

ca. 1954

Geography

Place made: Milan, Italy

Medium

Glazed earthenware

Classification

Ceramic

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/6/[hand with paint brush]/FORNASETTI . MILANO/MADE IN ITALY".

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Jane Adams Breed

Accession Number

2005.37.6

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