Designs for Silver Serving Pieces, Pietro Belli, Italian, 1780–1828, Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash, graphite, ruled borders in pen and black ink on white laid paper, Horizontal rectangle. Designs for silver serving pieces decorated with female masks from which a bunch of grapes and leaves are suspended. Medusa masks, serpents, and mouldings form the primary decorative motifs. Identifying captions accompany each illustration. In the top row, from left to right: a soup bowl and its plate, the inscription 'Zappiera' above and 'Piatto' below; a tray with a bottle cooler and four glasses, the inscription 'Vaso p[er] Bottigha e Porta bichiere / sotto da Dismetere' above; a coffee pot shown in profile, the handle formed by a snake, the inscription 'Caffeteria' above; an ovoidal soup bowl with ovoidal plate, the inscription 'Terina' above and 'Piatto' below. Center row, from left to right: a salt bowl with the spoon shown over it, the inscription 'Salziera' above; an oil cruet with two bottles, the inscription 'Portaglio' above; a round tureen with spoon above, the inscription 'Sgommvaello [?] / Tazza zil Poncio' surrounding the spoon; a plate, the inscription 'Tondino' at center; a plate warmer, the inscription 'Scaldavivande' above. At bottom center, a salt bowl, the inscription 'Salziera' above., Rome, Italy, early 19th century, tableware designs, Drawing, Drawing
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Designs, Silver Serving Pieces, Pietro Belli, Italian, 1780–1828, Pen, gray ink, brush, gray wash, graphite, ruled borders, pen, black ink, white laid paper, Horizontal rectangle, Designs, silver serving pieces decorated, female masks, bunch, grapes, leaves, suspended, Medusa masks, serpents, mouldings form, primary decorative motifs, Identifying captions accompany, illustration, top row, left, right, soup bowl, plate, inscription 'Zappiera', 'Piatto', tray, bottle cooler, four glasses, inscription 'Vaso p, er, Bottigha e Porta bichiere, sotto da Dismetere', coffee pot shown, profile, handle formed, snake, inscription 'Caffeteria', ovoidal soup bowl, ovoidal plate, inscription 'Terina', 'Piatto', Center row, left, right, salt bowl, spoon shown, inscription 'Salziera', oil cruet, two bottles, inscription 'Portaglio', round tureen, spoon, inscription 'Sgommvaello, Tazza zil Poncio' surrounding, spoon, plate, inscription 'Tondino', center, plate warmer, inscription 'Scaldavivande', bottom center, salt bowl, inscription 'Salziera', Rome, Italy, early 19th century, tableware designs, Drawing, Drawing
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