Plate, Theme and Variation
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Glazed earthenware
DATES
ca. 1954
DIMENSIONS
1/2 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (1.3 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
On underside of base, transfer printed in black: "[human eye]/TEMA E/VARIAZIONI/5/[hand with paint brush]/FORNASETTI . MILANO/MADE IN ITALY".
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
2005.37.4
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Estate of Jane Adams Breed
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Small circular dished porcelain plate with transfer-printed decoration of a woman's face in black on white ground with two white diagonal crossed lines forming an X over the face. Number 4 from 7 piece Tema e Variazioni series.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Piero Fornasetti (Italian, 1913â1988). 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, 2005.37.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2005.37.4_PS2.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 2005.37.4_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2009
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