{"product_id":"hand-painted-buon-ricordo-italian-plate-recco-manuelina-corzetti-dei-fieschi","title":"Hand-Painted Buon Ricordo Italian Plate – Recco Manuelina Corzetti dei Fieschi","description":"\u003ch4\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hand-painted majolica plate made for Manuelina in Recco, on the Ligurian coast east of Genoa, as part of the Buon Ricordo collection. Buon Ricordo plates were commissioned by individual Italian restaurants and given to guests who ordered the house signature dish — the meal went home as a plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one celebrates \u003cem\u003ecorzetti dei Fieschi alle quattro stagioni\u003c\/em\u003e. Corzetti are Ligurian pasta discs, stamped one at a time with a carved wooden press so each carries a relief pattern. The Fieschi were the great medieval family of the Ligurian coast, and the painter put their arms at the center of the plate: a quartered blue and white shield under a gold crown, with a cat perched on top, and a griffin's plume to either side. The four quarters carry the four seasons as ingredients — basil, a mushroom, and the pasta itself. Gold rim, cobalt hand-lettering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach Buon Ricordo plate is painted by hand and carries the individuality of the artisan. Collectors group them by region, by city, or by dish. Ligurian plates are less common in the series than the Veneto ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe small imperfections such as the difference in color, shape, diameter or small bubbles that form inside, do not constitute a defect but testify that it is actually an artisanal product.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\" diameter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-painted Italian majolica\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Italy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommissioned for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Manuelina, Recco (Genoa), Liguria\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Corzetti dei Fieschi alle quattro stagioni — stamped Ligurian pasta, four seasons\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeritage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Buon Ricordo restaurant collection, Italy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-wash recommended · Not dishwasher safe · Not microwave\/oven safe\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSold as:\u003c\/strong\u003e Individual plate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMixes with:\u003c\/strong\u003e Other Buon Ricordo plates in the Biordi collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a Buon Ricordo plate?\u003c\/strong\u003e Buon Ricordo means \"good memory.\" Member restaurants across Italy each commissioned a hand-painted ceramic plate showing their signature dish, and gave it to guests who ordered it. Every plate names a real restaurant, a real town, and a real recipe. They were never sold in shops, which is why collectors seek them out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are corzetti?\u003c\/strong\u003e A Ligurian pasta cut into coins and pressed between two halves of a carved wooden stamp, which leaves a raised pattern on each side. Noble families had stamps cut with their own arms, so the pasta arrived at table bearing the household crest — which is exactly what the Fieschi shield on this plate refers to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho were the Fieschi?\u003c\/strong\u003e One of the four great families of medieval Genoa, with lands along this stretch of coast. Their arms — the quartered blue and white shield — are what the painter set at the center of the plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I use this plate for food, or is it for display?\u003c\/strong\u003e It is best treated as a display or collector's piece. Hand-wash only, and keep it out of the dishwasher, microwave, and oven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a good Italian wedding gift?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, particularly for a couple with Ligurian or Genoese family. The heraldic shield gives it a more formal look than most plates in the series, which suits a wedding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a good housewarming or hostess gift?\u003c\/strong\u003e It is. The gold rim and blue crest read as traditional rather than whimsical, so it sits comfortably in a dining room as well as a kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy buy Italian gifts from Biordi rather than other retailers?\u003c\/strong\u003e Biordi Art Imports has been San Francisco's source for authentic Italian ceramics since 1946 — voted Best Overall Retailer in the SF Bay Guardian Best of the Bay reader's poll five consecutive years, and designated San Francisco Legacy Business #LBR-2020-21-029. The City of San Francisco declared May 1 \"Biordi Art Imports Day\" in 2021. We buy directly from Italian artisans and workshops: FIMA, Pia Formato, Eugenio Ricciarelli, Susanna DeSimone, Geribi, Iva Boccali, Ceramiche Bucci, IDEART, Ortigia Sicilia, Italesse, and Salviati. Questions? Call (415) 392-8096 or email customerservice@biordi.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan this be customized or personalized?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. Buon Ricordo plates were painted for a specific restaurant and a specific dish and cannot be altered or reordered. For customized pieces, Eugenio Ricciarelli, FIMA, Pia Formato, and Geribi accept special orders — a name, date, or occasion painted on the piece, or a different size or shape in the workshop's existing pattern. Lead time is typically 3–6 months because each piece is hand-painted to order in Italy. Contact Biordi Art Imports at (415) 392-8096 or customerservice@biordi.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eArtisan Story\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuon Ricordo — the plate that remembers the meal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Buon Ricordo collection began as an agreement among Italian restaurants: each house would choose the one dish it was known for, commission a hand-painted ceramic plate showing it, and give that plate to any guest who ordered it. The plates were never for sale. You had to eat the dish to earn one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat resulted is an unusual kind of archive. Hundreds of plates, each naming a restaurant, a town, and a recipe — Sardinian sea bass, Venetian cuttlefish, Ferrarese sausage, Roman lamb. Read together, they map Italian regional cooking restaurant by restaurant, in the hand of whoever painted them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVietri sul Mare and the Solimene workshop\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany Buon Ricordo plates were painted in Vietri sul Mare, on the cliffs of the Amalfi Coast, where ceramics have been made for five centuries. The best-known workshop there is Ceramiche Solimene, founded in the mid-20th century by Vincenzo Solimene and housed in a building designed by Paolo Soleri — its exterior clad in colored tile shards, as vivid as the work made inside. Vietri painters are known for bold color, loose confident line, and a sense of humor, all of which show in the Buon Ricordo plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBiordi Art Imports has brought Italian ceramics to San Francisco since 1946.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buon Ricordo","offers":[{"title":"9\"","offer_id":46007706222645,"sku":"6736","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/9802\/files\/Piatto105.jpg?v=1789617294","url":"https:\/\/biordi.com\/products\/hand-painted-buon-ricordo-italian-plate-recco-manuelina-corzetti-dei-fieschi","provider":"Biordi Art Imports","version":"1.0","type":"link"}