Shell Dinner Plate 11.5", Contrade Dinnerware From Siena
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DESCRIPTION Contrade Italian Dinnerware is available in all 17 District Designs and each design is available in eight different products. … more DESCRIPTION Contrade Italian Dinnerware is available in all 17 District Designs and each design is available in eight different products. The Shell (Nicchio), for centuries has represented the “Rione del Nicchio” during the Palio horse race. “Rione” stands for Neighborhood. The Contrade Italian Ceramics are handcrafted in Siena, Italy.” Nicchio is situated in the far eastern corner of the city. Traditionally, its residents worked as potters. Nicchio’s symbol is a crowned scallop shell flanked by two branches of coral. Its colours are blue, with yellow and red trim. Nicchio is one of only four nobile (noble) contrade; it earned its title for bravery shown during the Battle of Montaperti against Florence in 1260, when its soldiers led the attack. Nicchio’s allies are Bruco, Onda and Tartuca. Its rival is Valdimontone (since 1952). Build your kitchen set today with this Shell Dinner Plate.ARTISAN STORYDuring the Renaissance, Italian cities were partitioned into districts or neighborhoods called Contrade to supply troops to the military. Today, the most celebrated Contrade are of Siena, where 17 Contrade, each represented by a symbol or animal, compete in the Piazza del Campo for pride and the glory of winning in a biannual horse race called the Palio di Siena, which dates back to 1656.In 1986, Walter Staccioli began producing ceramic pieces incorporating the Contrade patterns of Siena. Today, based upon each Contrada’s individual flag that festoons rider and horse in events surrounding the Palio di Siena, Sonia Staccioli and her sister Jada carry on the traditions. These works of art can only be found exclusively at Biordi and the Staccioli workshop at the Piazza del Campo in Siena. less
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