Posted 3 years ago
Asherrick2
(12 items)
This floral plate is like nothing I’ve ever seen. It looks to be hand painted and hand pressed. The under of the plate has the indents that are from the flowers. Usually the bottom is flat, my mind was blown! Beautiful. Any knowledge on it? The last two items I’m clueless on. The rectangle open top piece looks like a large butter holder like we used to use when I was little. The fully enclosed two look like the glass windows at the community pool. Any ideas?
1.-2. Molded ceramic plate. The intentions on the back correspond to the protrusions on the front. That way, the plate has a uniform thickness. If the clay thickness is not uniform, the piece will not fire properly and will crack in the kiln.
4. Glass blocks. Usually installed as windows to let in light but to provide privacy by obscuring the view.
What are dimensions of 3? It could be a decorative box, minus the lid.
#3 is 8 inches long, 4 inches wide and 4 inches deep. As for the ceramic plate, do you know any information about it that pertains to where is is from? All of my photos are from my brothers house in my town. The family who lived there when it was first built came here from Italy and were very handy people. The buildings were full of ceramic roofing tiles and other hand made items.
Maybe some of the glass experts on CW can identify the pattern on the glass in pic 3.
As for the ceramic floral piece, try looking on eBay, Etsy, Google for something like ‘vintage ceramic floral motif plate/plaque’ - you might get lucky and find one like it with some details included in the description. Back in the 1960 and 70, the hobby of making ceramic items for the home was very popular....your plate (or plaque) may be a hobby item. Some ceramic home ware items such as kitchen canister sets would also have companion pieces - a wall plaque could have been one such piece - so look online for other ceramic items with that same flower motif.
I hope that helps. Good luck with your search!
I've seen these often at our DI thrift stores here in Salt Lake City, Utah, they were popular at some time. They were pieces that people like to pour and then get ready to put in the kiln, then paint the flowers on, they hang on walls of the home.