Elsa Peretti For Tiffany Terracotta Thumbprint Platter

Beautifully glazed inner surface and natural back. Simple and stunning.


Measurements:
15 inches round
1 inch height or deep

* Made in Italy
* Terracotta
* Glazed inner
* Natural outer

*There is light crazing but no chips or cracks. There's a tiny divot in the center of the platter that is original to the piece, not aftermarket damage. Please see images. 

About the artist: Elsa Peretti, OMRI, OMM (1 May 1940 – 18 March 2021), was an Italian designer and philanthropist. Her jewelry and design pieces for Tiffany & Co. are included in the 20th century collection of the British Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. 

Her broadly popular work, including pieces like Bean, Bone Cuff and Open Heart, became as much as 10% of Tiffany's business. In the late 1970s/early 1980s she expanded to tableware- this thumbprint platter is from that era.

John Loring's Tiffany Style – 170 Years of Design devotes 18 pages of images to her jewelry and tableware design. Vogue described her as "arguably the most successful woman ever to work in the jewelry field."