Plate

Gio Ponti; Richard-Ginori; Artisans of Richard-Ginori

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Gio Ponti (Italian, 1891–1979); Richard-Ginori (Italian, founded Doccia, 1737); Artisans of Richard-Ginori (Italian, founded Doccia, 1737). Plate, ca. 1949. Earthenware, 1 x 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (2.5 x 22.2 x 22.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Miriam Godofsky, 1999.106.6. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Plate

Date

ca. 1949

Medium

Earthenware

Classification

Ceramic

Dimensions

1 x 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (2.5 x 22.2 x 22.2 cm)

Signatures

Unsigned.

Inscriptions

No inscriptions.

Markings

Marks: Maker's mark center verso hand painted in black pigment under glaze: stylized crown of downward curved horizontal line surmounted by five diagonal spikes/Richard/Ginori/MADE IN TALY”; Handwritten on verso in red pigment is the Brooklyn Museum accession number "54.64.43" which is crossed out by a single line in red pigment. Label adhered to verso: yellowing white octagonal shape label with red edging secured with yellowing tape. Handwritten on label in blue pen: “Ponti/case 15/16”.

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Miriam Godofsky

Accession Number

1999.106.6

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