Portuguese swallow ceramic
- Decorative messenger of spring: for facade, balcony and interior
- Artist design from 1891: handmade
- Glazed non-frost ceramics: from Portugal
General Information
Spring messenger
In Portugal, a beautiful custom for over a hundred years: Barn swallows like this one, made of ceramic and hand-painted, decorate house facades, balconies and interiors throughout the country as harbingers of spring. The bird was designed in 1891 by the famous Portuguese artist and caricaturist Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, the original of which can still be found in Lisbon in the famous Tabacaria Monaco. Since that time, the ceramic bird has almost become something of a national icon as a constant companion and "house friend" for the Portuguese.
It is still manufactured where it once originated - in small manufactories, with the old mold stock and by hand. Ours comes from Caldas da Rainha, north of Lisbon, where the ceramic factory Faiancas Artisticas Bordalo Pinheiro is located.
Decorative garden ceramics
It is considered a typical representative of the garden ornamental tradition in its homeland, and is still made where it was once created - in small manufactories, with the old mold stock and by hand.
Product Information
Article Number 26601
- Decorative messenger of spring: for facade, balcony and interior
- Artist design from 1891: handmade
- Glazed non-frost ceramics: from Portugal
Glazed but not frost proof ceramic, with a hole for hanging on the nether side. Height 4.5 cm, length 12 cm, width 15 cm. Weight 95 g.
As a harbinger of spring the custom throughout Portugal for more than a hundred years has been to hang these decorative hand painted ceramic barn swallows from house facades and balconies. This specimen was designed in 1891 by the famous Portuguese artist and cartoonist, Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro. His original designs can be viewed today in the renowned Tabacaria Monaco in Lisbon. From that time on, as a constant companion and "friend of the family" the ceramic bird became something of a national icon for the Portuguese people. Ours are manufactured in Caldas da Rainha, north of Lisbon.
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