Basketweave in Blue

An oval serving dish moulded as a woven basket, with a border of leaves and a scalloped rim, in a soft pale blue glaze. It was made in Portugal, which has a long tradition of moulded majolica tableware, and found in Italy.

Made for bread, but just as good with roast potatoes or a pile of figs.

Origin: Portugal
Sourced in:Turin
Era: c.1980s
Materials: Glazed majolica
Dimensions: 32cm in length
Attribution: Stamped "Made in Portugal"; maker's mark too faint to read
Condition: Good vintage condition. Small chips to the glaze on the bottom rim, shown in the photographs.

Make it a present: A jar of fig jam, or a bag of dried figs.

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