The first glass producing factory – A Real Fábrica de Vidros da Marinha Grande – was established by the Marquis of Pombal in 1769. Since then many factories have maintained the regions secular tradition. They produce high quality handblown glass.
Product type Bordallo Pinheiro Capacity 1400 ml Collection Pitchers Distinctive Characteristics Hand Painted Complements Type of Piece Pitchers Product type Earthenware Height 265 mm Width 130 mm Weight without Package 0.94 kg Use Restrictions For more information see here Length 200 mm
Jarros' frog pitcher from Bordallo Pinheiro featuring dark green, glazed finish, single rounded handle to the side, earthenware and frog shape.
Bordallo Pinheiro Capacity 1400 ml Collection Pitchers Distinctive Characteristics Hand Painted Complements Type of Piece Pitchers Product type Earthenware Height 265 mm Width 130 mm Weight without Package 0.94 kg Length 200 mm
Cabbage, in its rough and flat form, could be used as a metaphor for Portugal’s rustic ways, which Bordallo had so many times caricatured. This was a clever way to honour it, placing it on the bourgeois’ tables, where other way it had not been invited.