Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Richard-Ginori (Italian, founded Doccia, 1737). Chessman, ca. 1949. Glazed ceramic, 14 1/16 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/4 in. (35.7 x 21.4 x 13.3 cm) mount: 14 1/16 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/4 in. (35.7 x 21.4 x 13.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Miriam Godofsky, 1999.106.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Chessman

Date

ca. 1949

Medium

Glazed ceramic

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

14 1/16 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/4 in. (35.7 x 21.4 x 13.3 cm) mount: 14 1/16 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/4 in. (35.7 x 21.4 x 13.3 cm)

Signatures

Unsigned.

Inscriptions

No inscriptions.

Markings

Marks: Maker's mark inside pedestal base hand painted in black pigment under glaze: stylized crown of downward curved horizontal line surmounted by five diagonal spikes/Richard/Ginori/MADE IN TALY”; Inside pedestal base handwritten in red pigment is the Brooklyn Museum accession number "54.64.69" which is crossed out by a single line in red pigment. No labels.

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Miriam Godofsky

Accession Number

1999.106.2

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