This beautifully hand-painted plate / bowl is a classic example of traditional Puglian household pottery. Dating to the 1950s, it features a delicate blue floral motif along the rim — a signature design from the town of Grottaglie, famed for its long-standing ceramic artistry. Shaped by hand on the wheel, this plate would have been used daily by families, often as a communal serving dish from which everyone ate, starting with the father and finishing with the youngest children. Like much of…