Swallow - Bordallo Pinheiro - Made in Portugal

Description

In 1896, Raphael Bordallo Pinheiro registers the patent of its ceramic swallows probably realizing that it could become a true Portuguese symbol. He wasn’t wrong, the artist’s flights of swallows started inhabiting houses, in Portugal and in several countries where Portuguese people lived (easy to identify by the swallows).
Collection:
Swallows
Distinctive Characteristics:
Hand Painted Complements
Product type:
Bordallo Pinheiro
Type of Piece:
Birds
Product type:
Earthenware