Deruta Galletto Green Salt and Pepper with Caddy

The Galletto pattern is a modified version of green and white ceramics that came out of the Umbrian town of Orvieto in the 13^th century.  The original Galletto pattern was green and white in color.  In the 19^th century, centuries after Deruta had become the center of Umbrian ceramics, a rooster was added to the pattern and the leaves were also modernized.  As well as being a lovely addition to the pattern, the rooster is said to bring good fortune to the home because of a legend about the Medici family in the 15^th century in which crowing roosters alerted Giuliano de Medici about the approach of hired assassins. This ceramic set of salt and pepper shakers with a caddy was handcrafted and painted by the artists Ceramiche Sberna in Deruta, Italy.

The Galletto Green Salt and Pepper with Caddy is 4.5″ in height. Measurements are approximate.

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