DOE HEAD

DOE HEAD, ITALIAN CERAMIC CIRCA 1960. PERUGIA MAJOLICA.

DERUTA, A MEDIEVAL HILLTOWN IN UMBRIA, ITALY, IS MAINLY KNOWN AS A MAJOR CENTRE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MAIOLICA (PAINTED TIN- GLAZED EARTHENWARE).  EACH PIECE OF DERUTA POTTERY IS INDIVIDUALLY HANDMADE.  THIS MEANS THAT THERE ARE NEVER TWO PIECES EACTLY THE SAME.  SMALL VARIATIONS AND 'DEFECTS' SHOWS THE HAND OF THE ARTIST AND DOES NOT DEFKLECT FROM THE VALUE OF THE PIECE.