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Under the Marchese Lorenzo Ginori Lisci (d.1878), director from 1848, the pottery produced designs reflecting more varied and more contemporary tastes but also continued making its successful lustred wares. In 1896 the pottery came under the ownership of Giulio Richard who already owned other factories.  Combined, the new company was known as the Società Ceramica Richard-Ginori.\n\nThe image of 'Chasandra' on this fruit dish follows a Renaissance style of maiolica portraiture. It is possibly modelled after an Urbino example today in the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg (Inv.F.403) that was once part of the Spoleto collection, sold and dispersed in 1870 around the time Ginori produced this example. The intricate shape, pale colouring and decoration on the Ginori fruit dish is typical of a later period of Urbino tin-glaze wares. \n\nThe fruit dish, model 18, decoration 219, was produced by Ginori as early as 1862 for the London International Exhibition. It is listed in the factory's inventory of wares exhibited as one of two versions, 'Liviabella e Cassandra', probably intended as a pair.  Another example with a central male figure was exhibited at the 1873 Vienna International Exhibition and bought by the National Museum of Scotland (A.1873.91.1).\n\nThe dish model, number 18, was published in the factory's trade catalogue 'Manifattura Ginori a Doccia presso Firence, fondata nel 1735' in 1873, with the male portrait centre. Other examples of this model with alternative decorations were produced and further illustrated in a trade catalogue of  ca.1905.   One decorated with a central cupid,  one with animals and masks and another larger version of the fruit dish, model 299, are shown in the same catalogue. \n\nThe production of this model from 1862 to 1905 demonstrates the continuing popularity of the historic revivalist styles into the 20th century.\n","physicalDescription":"Dish of glazed earthenware with the hollow and rim moulded and pierced, and with the centre painted with a female bust labelled 'CHASANDRA'.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Ginori","id":"A32230"},"association":{"text":"manufacturer","id":"x33306"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"earthenware","id":"x29356"}],"techniques":[{"text":"glazed","id":"AAT53914"},{"text":"moulded","id":"x30076"},{"text":"pierced","id":"AAT231153"},{"text":"painted","id":"AAT54216"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Glazed earthenware, moulded, pierced and painted","categories":[{"text":"Ceramics","id":"THES48982"},{"text":"Earthenware","id":"THES48964"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"CER","id":"THES48594"},"images":["2010CT5952"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"139","id":"THES49874"},"free":"","case":"H1","shelf":"2","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Dish","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Doccia","id":"x35321"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1870-1877","earliest":"1870-01-01","latest":"1877-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Diameter","value":"26","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"A crown above '18-219' \r\n\tpainted in blue on the centre reverse. For the date period c.1870-80.","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""},{"content":"'Ginori manufactory price 50f' written ovber glaze in black","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""},{"content":"'CHA' / 'SANDRA'\r\nPainted on a scroll surrounding the female head on the front of the dish.","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"Bought from the art dealer William Campbell Spence, Florence in 1877. William Campbell Spence (1849-1927 living at 6, Via Micheli, Florence, Italy) was the son of William Blundell Spence (1814-1900) a painter, art collector and dealer.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Dish of glazed earthenware with the hollow and rim moulded and pierced, manufactured by Richard Ginori, Italy (Doccia), 1870-1877.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Manifattura Ginori a Doccia presso  Firence, fondata nel 1735. Manifattura Ginori, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.1873 (V&A NAL  96.XX.76). TAV XXI-XXII"},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"'Prodotti Artistici Ginori Doccia,   Societa Ceramica Richard-Ginori' published  ca.1905 (V&A NAL.96.E.148). TV XIII   shows a version with a central cupid and  TAV XXII shows 2 versions of model 18,  one with animals and masks and one with  'Liviabella'. Another larger version of the  fruit dish, model 299 is also shown on the  same page, decorated with a cherub. "},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Curnow, C:  Italian Maiolica in the National Museums of Scotland, National Museums  of Scotland, 1992. p.99"},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Balleri, Rita & Rucellai, Oliva, 'Ginori maiolica in the second half of the 19th century:  main historical events and artists' in 'The Revival of Italian Maiolica: Ginori and Cantagalli' Edizioni Polistampa, Florence, 2011. pp.85-86"},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"'Societa Ceramica Richard-Ginori. Stabilimento di Doccia. Album delle  maioliche  artistiche', ms., ca. 1875, (Archivio del Museo di Doccia). Model 18- decoration 219"},{"reference":{"text":"Frescobaldi Malenchini, Livia ed. With Balleri, Rita, Biancalana, Alessandro, d'Agliano Andreina, and Rucellai, Oliva, ‘Amici di Doccia Quaderni, - The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection’ numero VII - 2013, Edizioni Polistampa, Firenze, 2014","id":"AUTH332410"},"details":"p. 142, Cat. 128","free":"128. Dish with a female bust labelled\r\n“CHA’ / ’SANDRA”\r\n1870-1877\r\ndiam. 26 cm\r\nmaiolica painted in colours\r\nfactorymodelnumber “18”,patternnumber “219”\r\non the centre reverse a crown above “18-219”\r\npainted in blue; “Ginori manufactory/price 50f”\r\nwritten overglaze in black\r\ninv. 706-1877\r\npurchase: William Campbell Spence, £ 2\r\nThe image of “Chasandra” on this fruit dish follows a Renaissance style of maiolica portraiture.\r\nIt is possibly modelled after an Urbino example today in the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg (inv. F.403) that was once part of the Spoleto collection, sold and dispersedin1870aroundthe time Ginori produced this example. The intricate, open-work basket shape was designed to allow air to circulate around any fruit contained. The delicate pale colouring and decoration on the Ginori fruit dish are typical of a later period of Urbino tin-glaze wares. The fruit dish, listed as model “18”, decoration “219” in the design Album about 1875 (AMD, inv. 428), was produced by Ginori as early as 1862 for the London International Exhibition of that same year. It is listed in the factory’s 1862 inventory of wares (AMD, arm. 1, palch. 3, cart. 153, doc. 2357) exhibited as one of two versions: “Liviabella eCassandra”, probably intended as a pair. Another example with a central male figure was exhibited at the 1873Vienna International Exhibition and bought by the National Museum of Scotland (inv. A. 1873. 91.1, CURNOW, 1992, p. 99). Model number “18” was published in the factory’s trade catalogue Album 1873, with the male portrait centre (plates XXI-XXII). Other examples of this model with alternative decorations were produced and further illustrated in the trade catalogue of Prodotti about 1905 (plates XIII, XXII).The production of this model for over forty years demonstrates the continued popularity of the historic revivalist styles.\r\nR.W.\r\nBibliography: BALLERI, RUCELLAI 2011, p. 85-\r\n86, fig. 11\r\n"}],"production":"Shown in 'Societa Ceramica Richard-Ginori. Stabilimento di Doccia. Album delle  maioliche artistiche, ms., ca. 1875, (Archivio del Museo di Doccia). 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