Charger

Designer: Galileo Chini, Italian, 1873–1956
Maker: Arte della Ceramica, Florence, Italy, active 1896–1910
Date: c.1900
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware with lustre glazes
made in: Florence, Tuscany region, Italy, Europe
Classification: Ceramics
Collection: Decorative Arts and Design
Current Location: On View, Gallery 122
Dimensions: 23 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (58.7 × 3.8 cm)
Credit Line: The Mary Elizabeth Rosborough Decorative Arts Fund and the Lopata Endowment Fund
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 71:2016

NOTES

On this vibrant lustre-glazed dish, eight boats circle the rim with bright white, wind-filled sails, creating a dynamic rhythm. In the center is a whirlpool of undulating forms and linear patterning in shades of saturated blues and greens. Artist and designer Galileo Chini reimagined the historical ceramic traditions of his native Italy and the Mediterranean region with modern flair on this charger, or platter. Chini’s workshop in Florence, Arte della Ceramica, exhibited their ceramics to great acclaim at international expositions, winning a gold medal at the 1900 Paris World’s Fair and a silver medal in St. Louis in 1904.

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