Panther Dessert Plate 7.5", Contrade Dinnerware From Siena

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Contrade Italian Dinnerware is available in all 17 District Designs and each design is available in eight different products. … Read more DESCRIPTION
Contrade Italian Dinnerware is available in all 17 District Designs and each design is available in eight different products. The Panther (Pantera), for centuries has represented the "Rione della Pantera" during the Palio horse race. "Rione" stands for Neighborhood. The Contrade Italian Ceramics are handcrafted in Siena, Italy." Pantera is situated at the western edge of the city. Traditionally, its residents were grocers, chemists and Steamers. Pantera's symbol is a rampant panther. Its colours are red, blue and white. Pantera’s allies are Chiocciola, Civetta, Giraffa and Istrice. Its rival is Aquila. Build your kitchen set today with this Panther Dessert Plate.

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During the Renaissance, Italian cities were partitioned into districts or neighborhoods called Contrade to supply troops to the military. Today, the most celebrated Contrade are of Siena, where 17 Contrade, each represented by a symbol or animal, compete in the Piazza del Campo for pride and the glory of winning in a biannual horse race called the Palio di Siena, which dates back to 1656.
In 1986, Walter Staccioli began producing ceramic pieces incorporating the Contrade patterns of Siena. Today, based upon each Contrada’s individual flag that festoons rider and horse in events surrounding the Palio di Siena, Sonia Staccioli and her sister Jada carry on the traditions. These works of art can only be found exclusively at Biordi and the Staccioli workshop at the Piazza del Campo in Siena. See less