{"product_id":"hand-painted-buon-ricordo-italian-plate-san-polo-di-piave-gambrinus-anera-muta-a-lua-rabosa","title":"Hand-Painted Buon Ricordo Italian Plate – San Polo di Piave Gambrinus Anera Muta a l'Ua Rabosa","description":"\u003ch4\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hand-painted majolica plate made for Ristorante \"Gambrinus\" in San Polò di Piave, in the province of Treviso, Veneto, 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\u003eanera muta a l'ua Rabosa\u003c\/em\u003e — Muscovy duck cooked with Raboso grapes, the dark, high-acid red grape of the Piave river plain. Unusually for the collection, the whole plate is painted in a single color: a dusty rose-red used for the rim, the lettering, the grapes and the duck alike, drawn in loose confident outline with almost no fill. Small asterisks punctuate the rim.\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. The monochrome treatment makes this one stand out in a grouping of the more brightly colored Veneto plates.\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 Ristorante \"Gambrinus,\" San Polò di Piave (Treviso), Veneto\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anera muta a l'ua Rabosa — Muscovy duck with Raboso grapes\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 dish is on this plate?\u003c\/strong\u003e Anera muta a l'ua Rabosa, in Venetian dialect — Muscovy duck braised with Raboso grapes. Raboso is the old red grape of the Piave, sharp enough to stand up to rich meat, and it grows in the fields around the restaurant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is this plate all one color?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most Buon Ricordo plates are painted in full color. This one is worked entirely in a single rose-red, outline-first, with the white of the glaze left to do the rest. It is a deliberate choice by the painter and makes the plate read almost like a drawing.\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 gift for a wine lover?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — Raboso is a grape most people outside the Veneto have never tasted, which makes this a good plate for someone who likes finding the obscure bottle on the list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a good Italian wedding gift?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, particularly for a couple with a connection to Treviso or the Piave. A Buon Ricordo plate carries a specific place and a specific meal, which makes it more personal than a generic dinnerware gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a good housewarming or hostess gift?\u003c\/strong\u003e It is. It hangs on a kitchen or dining room wall, it starts a conversation, and it does not duplicate anything the host already owns.\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":46007700815925,"sku":"6726","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/9802\/files\/Piatto077.jpg?v=1789617294","url":"https:\/\/biordi.com\/products\/hand-painted-buon-ricordo-italian-plate-san-polo-di-piave-gambrinus-anera-muta-a-lua-rabosa","provider":"Biordi Art Imports","version":"1.0","type":"link"}