Franco Pozzi - Ambrogio Pozzi - Carafe (2) - Serie TR13 - Triennale Milano 1964 - Gresline - Museum relief

Pair of iconic jugs, an example of Italian collectible design, of museum prominence, in brown-glazed stoneware from the TR 13 series, designed by Ambrogio Pozzi for Franco Pozzi, Gallarate and presented at the XIII Triennale di Milano in 1964 and awarded the Palladio Prize for industrial design in Vicenza in the same year.

These objects entered the history of Italian design for their synthesis between function and sculpture; a similar specimen is preserved in the MIDeC – International Museum of Ceramic Design collection and is included in the General Catalog of Italian Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture.

On the bottom is the original mark “Gresline – Ceramica Franco Pozzi Gallarate S.p.A. – Italia” (photo of the mark attached), corresponding to mid-1960s production. In one jug the mark is intact, while it is faded on the other but still recognizable.

Period: ca. 1964
Designer: Ambrogio Pozzi (1931–2012)
Manufacturer: Franco Pozzi, Gallarate – Gresline line
Material: glazed stoneware
Color: dark brown with satin finish
Conservation: excellent

Measurements:
Jug 1: Height 23.5 cm, Width 19.5 cm, Depth 15 cm.
Jug 2: Height approx. 20 cm, Width approx. 24 cm, Depth approx. 18 cm.

Literature:
Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche di Faenza Ambrogio Pozzi Electa Milano 1987 p. 37;
Flaminio Gualdoni Ambrogio Pozzi Histories of forms 1950-2000 Electa Milano 2000 p. 33.
F. Bertoni - J. Silvestrini, "Ceramica italiana del Novecento", Mondadori Electa, Milano 2005, p. 212
General Catalog of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture - Card code VA240-00673