Placa antigua Grottaglie 1800
ambiantPlato lobulado del siglo XIX procedente de Grottaglie, Puglia, en el sur de Italia.
Es una pieza de la llamada robba bianca, caracterizada por un esmalte estannífero de tono marfil. Dentro de la cerámica popular sencilla destinada al uso cotidiano, este tipo requería un proceso de elaboración más cuidadoso.
El borde suavemente ondulado es uno de los motivos característicos de la cerámica blanca de la zona.
Aporta un ritmo delicado a la superficie blanca sin decoración.
El tono marfil del esmalte es especialmente bello; las pérdidas de esmalte y pequeñas mellas que recorren el borde se han convertido con el tiempo en parte de su carácter, dando a la pieza la sobria riqueza propia de una cerámica de uso diario.
- Size
- φ28 × Alto 5,5 cm
- Country
- Italia
- Origin
- Grottaglie, Apulia
- Estimated age
- Siglo XIX.
- No.
- AN-8093
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.
Location
Grottaglie, Puglia / ItalyANTIQUES COLLECTION
VIEW ALL
