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Antique Puglia Pot Extra Large 1800s

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1800's An indoor pot made from the Puglia region in southern Italy as part of the family's collection.

Size
w20 × h11 × d17.5 × Φ11 cm (inner diameter)
Country
Italy
Origin
Puglia
Estimated age
1800's
No.
AT-23572
Condition
Chips on the bottom, small holes, glaze bald in places
φ11cm
HEIGHT11cm
WIDTH20cm
DEPTH17.5cm
Italy Antique Puglia Pot  Extra Large 1800s
SIZE
WIDTH / 幅
20 cm
HEIGHT / 高さ
11 cm
DIAMETER / 直径
11 cm
DEPTH / 奥行き
17.5 cm

Robba Bianca

"Robba bianca," meaning "white things" in Italian, is a significant category in the ceramic history of Grottaglie, Puglia, in Southern Italy. It symbolizes the technological maturity and refinement of lifestyle culture since the late 16th century.

Its foundation lies in a production system connected to the Majolica technique, which involves applying an opaque white glaze containing tin oxide (tin-glaze) and completing the piece through two firings. However, unlike the ornate Majolica known for its painted decorations, Robba Bianca suppresses decorativeness, positioning itself as a regional and practical evolution that finds value in the form of the vessel itself and the texture of the white glaze.

The beauty of this style lies in the contrast between the strong red earth (terra rossa) nurtured by the Puglia land and the soft white glaze that embraces it. The warmth of the clay faintly perceived beneath the glaze layer, or the reddish-brown clay body that peeks through the rim and foot after years of use, quietly tells the story of this land's unique expression of white.

About Robba Bianca

Location

Puglia / Italy
Southern Italy, Puglia. This land, where Mediterranean light spreads across dry earth, has nurtured its own unique ceramic culture for centuries. In particular, the town of Grottaglie, known as the "Town of Ceramics," has produced countless everyday vessels that combine practicality with rustic beauty. Deeply connected to the local climate and way of life, these pieces radiate a quiet presence that grows with use, despite their lack of ostentation. At ambiant, we introduce antique Puglia ceramics that have accompanied local life and accumulated time through our sourcing trips to the Puglia region.

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