Hot plate

Datasheet
Type of object
Hot plate
Origin
Italy
Technique and material

Terracotta, wrought iron

Date
1962
Dimensions
21 x 36 cm

This hot plate or teggia and wrought iron tripod were used for cooking wheat flatbreads (piadina). Known in the past as ‘poor man's bread’, this speciality of Romagna in Italy can be eaten plain or filled.