page_title: Lodi ceramics
section_title: Materials and techniques
hierarchical_section_title: Lodi ceramics / Materials and techniques
caption_attribution_description: English: Maiolica stand. Shape: square (side 25.5 cm), each side of the square has a hemicircular lobe; on the 2 sides there are 2 pots which may have been used for flowers or candles. Underside: Circular stand, with central mark “AMC” with intertwined letters; the “AMC” mark is attributed to the Antonio Maria Coppellotti factory. Decoration: gran fuoco (underglaze) firing, monochromatic blue, there is a central frame with 2 female figures and vegetable décor at the sides; 2 putti (chubby male children) underneath, one holding a heart, the second holding an arrow. Inside the central frame, a scene with a church and a hunter with his rifle and dog. The rest of the stand, including the 2 pots, is decorated with arabesques and symmetric geometric-floral patterns. The edge is marked with a periodic pattern made by a line and 2 dots, typical of Lodi ceramics. It is thought to be a wedding present, due to the various symbols of love and marriage, such as the church, the heart, the Cupid arrow and the dog, symbol of fidelity. Private collection This stand is the object of the following publication, which is the source of the information reported above: Felice Ferrari, Ceramica. Ancora scoperte nella produzione della ceramica Lodigiana del settecento: un singolare regalo di nozze? In: Archivio Storico Lodigiano (2016), pp. 125-127. Italiano: Alzata di forma quadrata, lato cm 25,5, ogni lato del quadrato presenta una sporgenza semicircolare; sui due lati sono presenti due vasetti che potevano essere usati per fiori o come candelieri. Il sostegno sul retro è costituito da un rialzo circolare con al centro il marchio “AMC” a lettere intrecciate, attribuito alla fabbrica Lodigiana di Antonio Maria Coppellotti. Il decoro, monocromo blu con cottura a gran fuoco, presenta al centro una cornice barocca con due figure femminili ai lati e motivi vegetali, due putti in basso, uno con un cuore e l’altro con una freccia. Internamente alla cornice viene rappresentato un paesaggio con una chiesa e un cacciatore con fucile e cane. Tutto attorno e sui due vasetti sono presenti arabeschi e motivi geometrico floreali disposti simmetricamente, con scudi piastrellati. Il bordo è profilato da lineette e doppi punti, tipici della produzione Lodigiana. Le varie allusioni all’amore e al matrimonio (la freccia di Cupido, il cuore, la chiesa, il cane simbolo di fedeltà) fanno pensare che si tratti di un regalo di nozze. Collezione privata. Questa alzata è oggetto del seguente articolo, da cui sono prese le informazioni riportate sopra: Felice Ferrari, Ceramica. Ancora scoperte nella produzione della ceramica Lodigiana del settecento: un singolare regalo di nozze? In: Archivio Storico Lodigiano (2016), pp. 125-127.
context_page_description: Lodi ceramics were produced in Lodi, Italy from ancient times, but their artistic quality reached its peak in the 18th century.
context_section_description: The main material for the production of ceramics was the earth of Stradella, a clay rich in limestone, which, thanks to its malleability, made the ceramics very thin and light. The main component for the glaze was sand from San Colombano al Lambro, rich in silicon, but tin was also added to the glaze. Tin-glazing made the ceramics uniform. Having a tin based glaze, Lodi ceramics are to be considered maiolica. The firing technique was based on gran fuoco (double firing) or on piccolo fuoco (third firing).
caption: Maiolica stand, Coppellotti factory, 18th century, gran fuoco
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