Road to the World Sardine by Maria Do Rosário Mota Calado Gonçalves for Bordallo Pinheiro
In a four-handed project between mother and daughter, Sardinha Estrada para o Mundo [Road to the World] evokes the boldness and curiosity of the Portuguese sailors who set out to discover the immensity of the sea and the unknown in their fragile boats. The sea thus became the road that took Portugal all over the world, bringing and carrying messages from new peoples, lands and cultures. A Sardine that pays tribute to the epic of the Discoveries.
Raphael Bordallo Pinheiro, one of the most influential people of nineteenth century Portuguese culture, will forever be intimately associated with caricature and artistic ceramics. In 1884, Bordallo began his ceramics production at the Fábrica de Faianças, revealing pieces of great technical, artistic and creative quality. Adopting a modern and entrepreneurial approach, Bordallo Pinheiro plays an essential role in the revitalization of Portuguese ceramics and of the artistic heritage of its factory. Bordallo Pinheiro remains faithful to tradition through the use of ancestral manufacture techniques and the naturalistic motifs at the root of the brand. These decorative pieces continue to feed our collective imagination and to take the prestige of Portuguese culture and industry one step further.
Sardines represent the Portuguese Coast.
Part of a series of collectible sardines decorated by artists. Comes in a gift box.
1 3/8” x 7 2/7” x 1 3/8”
The Sardine collection is available here.
The Bordallo Pinheiro line is available here.