In anticipation of the publication of the new hardcover edition of my book, Etruscan Majolica: The Definitive Reference to the Majolica of Griffen, Smith & Company, I am posting here the sixth video I prepared for a lecture on Etruscan Majolica created several years ago to promote the first edition of the book. The other videos can be found here (animals), here (leaves), here (flowers), here (shell), and here (utility).
The sixth video I’m posting shows pieces belonging to the Pandora series. Long misidentified as the "Classical" series, Pandora was made using majolica glazes but was not considered part of the general majolica line. It receives its name from the large luncheon plate which has an image of Hermes carrying Pandora, a copy of a sculpture by John Flaxman.
As a rule, the Pandora series was not marked with the Etruscan Majolica circular logo with the exception of those designs that were appropriated for the multicolor majolica series. Pandora was marked instead using the Etruscan Works, Good, Strong and Handsome logo, or GSH. I’ve written about Pandora before, here.
Also in this video I include the Baseball Pitcher, the Asian peasant plate and the Holy Water Font which otherwise defy categorization.
Detailed descriptions of all the Pandora pieces, including sizes and details of the designs, appear in my book. Both Pandora and multicolored Etruscan Majolica examples are shown in the book and the video.
I hope you find the video worth your time.
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