Vem och vad är det? [ID: Ceramiche Ernestine, Salerno, Italien]

[wasistdas]

Hej

Ursäkta för dålig beskrivning i rubriken, men kan inte komma på på varken vem som kan ha gjort den eller vad den är till för. Någon som kan hjälpa?
Ca 12 cm hög är den.

[Gideon]

Italy står det iallafall, förutom E:t.
Locket saknar urtag för sked, så lockburken kanske var till för torra kryddor?

[wasistdas]

Italy står det iallafall, förutom E:t.
Locket saknar urtag för sked, så lockburken kanske var till för torra kryddor?

Hmm att jag inte kom på att det stod det , får ta på mig dumstruten. Tack. Då kan jag undersöka vidare =)

[Gideon]

Nej, en klokerhatt passar bättre.
Man blir ju bara klokare i livets skola.

[wasistdas]

Nej, en klokerhatt passar bättre.
Man blir ju bara klokare i livets skola.

Sant, men det är sjukt vad mycket man lär sig av er på kort tid.

[wasistdas]

Fick lite mer information från ett italienskt forum, där jag fick följande svar.

"The "E" looks a lot like Ernestine from Salerno's signature. If it is his, the design would be unusual, although a mid-century time frame would be correct"

Någon här som känner till honom?

[Berth]

http://pottery.yobunny.com/index.php?action=printpage;topic=10931.0

[wasistdas]

Uppdaterar min tråd lite för er som är intresserade.
Postade även bilder på ett italienskt forum och fick ett utförligt svar.
Taget från http://italianpotterymarks.freeforums.org

Pothead has correctly identified the pottery as "Ceramiche Ernestine". The pottery was a joint partnership between Italian tile-maker Mattteo D'Agostino (1905 - 1969) and the American designer Ernestine Virden-Cannon (1904-1969). Pothead was kind enough to offer a link to the D'Agostino family business but Ernestine remains very much a mystery lady. Very little has been written about her. I know that her name appears in the 1932 Social Register for city of San Francisco so she must have had considerable wealth and social status but little else has been written about her and perhaps she is prime subject for me to research in the future.
Ceramiche Ernestine was established in 1946-1947 for the production of tableware. The company was quite successful with the bulk of its output being exported to the United States. The designs were, for the most part, fresh and innovative. They stressed a style which today we refer to as Mid-Century Modern (MCM). It is not by mere accident that your canister has an almost "Bitossi" look to it. Ceramiche Ernestine was, like Bitossi, on the cutting edge of design. It is important to note that the company was not only respected for its designs but also for its advanced glazes and finishes which had to be of the highest quality in order to be accepted by the American market for which it was intended. These new glazes and clay compositions were created by the well-known German chemical engineer, Horst Simonis, whom Ernestine hired in the early 1950's. Among the artists who also worked at the factory were Carmine Carrera, Diodorus Cossa and Renato Rossi. The company stopped production in 1969 due to the unfortunate deaths of both D'Agostino and Virden-Cannon.
Because production was very low (don't forget that their products were all hand decorated) few Americans are aware of this important pottery. There is still a collectors market for their work but it is a selective audience of knowledgeable individuals. In time, as MCM pottery becomes more widely collected I am certain that Ceramiche Ernestine will be rediscovered by a new generation. In 2008 a small exhibition of the pottery of Ceramiche Ernestine was highlighted at the Milan show entitled “Ercolano Antiquaria” or "Antique Herculaneum"

Finns tydligen även en facebookgrupp.

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