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Carafe en terre cuite noire de Bisalhães - 30cm
Black terracotta decanter from Bisalhães from Portugal
Black terracotta decanter from Bisalhães from Portugal
Black terracotta decanter from Bisalhães from Portugal
Black terracotta decanter from Bisalhães from Portugal
Carafe en terre cuite noire de Bisalhães from Portugal
Petite carafe en terre cuite noire de Bisalhães
Black Terracotta Small Pitcher from Bisalhães
Carafe en terre cuite noire de Bisalhães from Portugal
Pichet en terre cuite noire de Bisalhães
Pichet en terre cuite noire de Bisalhães
Black terracotta chorizo grill from Bisalhães - 29cm from Portugal
Black terracotta chorizo grill from Bisalhães - 23cm from Portugal
Cocotte en terre cuite noire de Bisalhães
Black Terracotta Oven Dish from Bisalhães
Black terracotta Dish from Bisalhães - 44cm
Plat en terre cuite noire de Bisalhães - 34cm
Terrines en terre cuite noire de Bisalhães - 3 pièces
Black Terracotta Terrine from Bisalhães - 12"
Terrine en terre cuite noire de Bisalhães - 24cm
Black terracotta Pasteis de Nata molds from Bisalhães - Set of 5
Black Terracotta Plate from Bisalhães
Gobelet en terre cuite noire de Bisalhães from Portugal
Tasse en terre cuite noire de Bisalhães from Portugal
Tasse en terre cuite noire de Bisalhães from Portugal
Chaudron en terre cuite noire de Bisalhães
Pot troué en terre cuite noire de Bisalhães from Portugal
Vase en terre cuite noire de Bisalhães from Portugal
Porte bougie en terre cuite noire de Bisalhães
Black Terracotta Small Pitcher from Bisalhães
Black Terracotta Small Pitcher from Bisalhães
Black terracotta pot from Bisalhães
Black Terracotta Small Pitcher from Bisalhães
Black Terracotta Amphora from Bisalhães
Black terracotta pot from Bisalhães
Black Terracotta Pot from Bisalhães
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Bisalhães Pottery

The work of the clay is a secular tradition in Portugal as it is in many other countries. Here it has remained very alive in all regions, but in the North of Portugal, the black pottery of Bisalhães is in the process of disappearing.

An ancestral technique.

For 5 centuries, the manufacturing methods have remained the same and the pieces made remain unchanged. They start with a tedious and exhausting work of crushing the clay then of slow humidification in order to obtain a malleable paste. The shaping is always done with a manual wheel. It is the firing of the pieces that will give them their singularity: The pieces are fired in ovens dug into the earth where pine needles, wood and vegetation waste are burned and are drowned in the black earth that will give them their final color.

Protected by UNESCO

The black potteries of Bisalhães are unique in the world, they exist for more than 5 centuries and yet they are disappearing. UNESCO has become aware of this and has just registered their manufacturing process on the list of world heritage to be preserved urgently.

A hope of revival.

The inscription of this technique in the world heritage of UNESCO and the interest of some artists and decorators will perhaps save it. In collaboration with a young designer, black earthenware offal will soon join one of Lisbon's fashionable restaurants. Some pieces have been adapted at the request of a Japanese importer who will resell them at a high price... The beginning of a renaissance?