Ceramic Jug from Alba Docilia, 1900s

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Albisola ceramic jug, hand-painted. Alba Docilia manufacture. Italy, early twentieth century

In 1919 the Albisolese Adolfo Rossello, in partnership with … Read more Albisola ceramic jug, hand-painted. Alba Docilia manufacture. Italy, early twentieth century

In 1919 the Albisolese Adolfo Rossello, in partnership with a group of financiers, engineer Guglielmo Camogli, the Honorable Michelino Poggi, lawyer Costantino Barile and Andrea Seitun, returned to his hometown and opened an artisanal ceramic factory called 'Alba Docilia,' the ancient Roman name for Albisola. In 1922 the 'Alba Docilia,' then directed by Roman painter Mario Gambetta, won a medal at the Diano Marina Exposition and from 1923 participated regularly in the Milan Trade Fair. In 1923 the factory became a cooperative society, and the following year Adolfo Rossello and his children Angela Teresa, Vittorina, Francesco Adolfo and Pietro became its sole owners. In 1925 the factory participated in the 2nd Monza Biennale. In 1928 the firm was present at the Savona Artisan Exhibition and participated in the Albisolese Week Artisan Products Exhibition in 1933 and '34. Also in 1934 the manufacture's production is presented at the Tripoli, Leipzig and Vienna Exhibitions. In 1938 it was present at the Exhibition of Ligurian Ceramics in Rome and at the Handicrafts Fair in Florence, in which it also participated in 1956 and 1958. Among the ceramists who collaborated with the firm between the first and second postwar years were Virio da Savona, Guglielmo Bozzano, Romeo Bevilacqua, Cerruti, Carlo Frumento, Benedetto Gaggero, Ida Milani, Amleto Modolo and Ivos Pacetti, among others. Thanks to its commercial success, the firm, in addition to its traditional workshop-laboratory at 18 Via Stefano Grosso in Albissola Marina, around 1930 opened a workshop-shop in Genoa, at 23 Salita S. Matteo. The manufactory, run by Francesco Adolfo Rossello, remained active until Dec. 13, 1982.

Materials: ceramic by Albisola, hand-painted in size 24 cm 21.5 x 11 cm
Condition: The piece is in excellent condition, as can be seen from the attached photos. It reports small bucking on the edge of the mouth. Evaluate through the photos. See less